Molecular Function
heparin binding
hep·a·rin bind·ing
Definitions related to heparin binding:
  • Heparin Binding involves a biophysical interaction between a biological molecule, such as a protein, and heparin, a sulfated glycosaminoglycan of mixed polysaccharide nature, varying in molecular weight, and released by mast cells and basophils in many tissues. Lipotrophic by activation of lipoprotein lipase, anticoagulant heparin also binds to and enhances antithrombin III activity and inhibits several coagulation factors.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Binding to heparin, a member of a group of glycosaminoglycans found mainly as an intracellular component of mast cells and which consist predominantly of alternating alpha-(1->4)-linked D-galactose and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-6-sulfate residues.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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