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ArticlePloS one2011

A new approach for heparin standardization: combination of scanning UV spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance and principal component analysis.

Marcelo A Lima, Timothy R Rudd, Eduardo H C de Farias, Lyvia F Ebner, Tarsis F Gesteira, Lauro M de Souza, Aline Mendes, Carolina R Córdula, João R M Martins, Debra Hoppensteadt and 5 more

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Article in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Quality Control of Heparin Injections: Comparison of Four Established Methods.Analytical sciences : the international journal of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Marcelo A LimaDepartamento de Bioquímica, Disciplina de Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Timothy R Rudd
Eduardo H C de Farias
Lyvia F Ebner
Tarsis F Gesteira
Lauro M de Souza
Aline Mendes
Carolina R Córdula
João R M Martins
Debra Hoppensteadt
Jawed Fareed
Guilherme L Sassaki
Edwin A Yates
Ivarne L S Tersariol
Helena B Nader
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRLoyola University Medical Center · USUniversidade Federal do Paraná · BRUniversity of Liverpool · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The year 2007 was marked by widespread adverse clinical responses to heparin use, leading to a global recall of potentially affected heparin batches in 2008. Several analytical methods have since been developed to detect impurities in heparin preparations; however, many are costly and dependent on instrumentation with only limited accessibility. A method based on a simple UV-scanning assay, combined with principal component analysis (PCA), was developed to detect impurities, such as glycosaminoglycans, other complex polysaccharides and aromatic compounds, in heparin preparations. Results were confirmed by NMR spectroscopy. This approach provides an additional, sensitive tool to determine heparin purity and safety, even when NMR spectroscopy failed, requiring only standard laboratory equipment and computing facilities.

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Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyPrincipal Component AnalysisSpectrophotometry, UltravioletDrug ContaminationDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsHeparinMethodsReference StandardsHeparin

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PMID21267460
PMCPMC3022730
OpenAlexW2052095621

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