Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
PgsD-677 cells do not produce heparan sulfate. They do produce chondroitin sulfate.
They lack both N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase and glucuronyltransferase activities that are required for synthesis of heparan sulfate.
Lidholt K, et al. A single mutation affects both N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase and glucuronosyltransferase activities in a Chinese hamster ovary cell mutant defective in heparan sulfate biosynthesis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89: 2267-2271, 1992. PubMed: 1532254
Esko JD, et al. Tumor formation dependent on proteoglycan biosynthesis. Science 241: 1092-1096, 1988. PubMed: 3137658
