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What is an example of a pentasaccharide?

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Over 10% of hospital patients may develop venous thromboembolism, for which pentasaccharides like Fondaparinux are used as anticoagulants. A key example of a pentasaccharide is the natural plant sugar, verbascose, while a crucial synthetic example is the heparin pentasaccharide.