Introduction to the Molecules Special Edition Entitled ‘Heparan Sulfate and Heparin: Challenges and Controversies’: Some Outstanding Questions in Heparan Sulfate and Heparin Research

Abstract

The scope of this article is to provide a brief general introduction to heparan sulfate (HS) and heparin, and attempt to identify some of the central challenges regarding research into the chemistry and biology of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), some of which are the subject of contributions to the special issue of Molecules (published in volume 23, 2018) entitled ‘Heparan Sulfate and Heparin: Challenges and Controversies’ [...]