Abstract: Novel oligosaccharide fractions with valuable pharmacological properties are obtained from heparin. They have the same structural characteristics of heparin. The heparin fraction consists of oligosaccharides which contain end groups consisting of iduronic acid 2-sulfate, or glucosamine N, 6-disulfate. Further the oligosaccharides contain and monosaccharide endowed with reducing anomeric carbon, and are constituted by multiples of monosaccharide units.