Carbon-13 Fourier transform n.m.r. spectra of the biopolymer, heparin, are described. The protondecoupled spectrum corresponds to that of a molecular structure based on 12 carbon atoms, and the observed chemical shifts are shown to be consistent with a previously-proposed alternating sequence consisting of (I -t 4) linked residues of a-L-idopyranosyluronic acid 2-sulfate and 2-deoxy-2-sulfamino-a-Dglucopyranosyl 6-sulfate. Line-broadening of the C-6 signal of the latter residue indicates that spin-spin relaxation of the 13C nucleus of this sulfated primary carbinol group is more effective than for the 13C nuclei of the sugar rings. Among model compounds utilized for assignment of the signals from heparin is a disaccharide, 4-0-(a-L-idopyranosyluronic acid 2-sulfate)-2,5-anhydro-D-mannose 6-sulfate, prepared in 65% yield by deaminative degradation of heparin.Les spectres carbone 13, transformes de Fourier, du biopolymtre htparine sont dCcrits. Le spectre, avec les protons dtcouplts, correspond a celui d'une structure moltculaire contenant douze atomes de carbone; on a montrt que les deplacements chimiques observts sont compatibles avec la stquence alternte que nous avons prtctdemment proposte, consistant des rtsidus a-L-iodopyranosyluronique acide sulfate-2 et dtoxy-2 sulfamino-2-a-D-glucopyranosyl sulfate-6, lits (1 +4). La largeur de raie du signal C-6 du dernier residu indique que la relaxation spin-spin du noyau 13C de ce groupe carbinol primaire sulfate est plus facile que celle des noyaux 13C pour les cycles des sucres. Parmi les composts modtles utilists pour l'attribution des signaux de I'htparine nous signalons que le disaccharide 4-0-(a-L-iodopyranosyl uronique acide sulfate-2) anhydro-2,5-D-mannose sulfate-6 a t t t prtpart avec un rendement de 65% par degradation dtaminative de l'htparine.