Polysaccharide Sulfuric Acids as Anticoagulants.

Summary. 1 The preparation of synthetic polysaccharide sulfuric acids is studied, and their properties as anticoagulants jniwtigated. 2 A convenient method for the approximate determination of the strength of the anticoagulants is desrribed. 3 Tt is found that the action of the synthetic derivatives differs from that of heparin in that it is less influenced by large amounts of thrombokinase. 4 While they are quite harmless when given orally, they are more or less toxic when injected intravenously. Cellulose and starch sulfuric acids are the most toxic of the substances investigated, while chitin disulfuric acid is only slightly toxic. The last mentioned substance may be used as a suitable, inexpensive substitute for heparin in experimental work.