Abstract
Glycan microarrays have become powerful tools in the investigation of biological systems because they enable fast, quantitative, and simultaneous analysis of glycan - protein interactions with small quantities of samples. One hurdle in the construction of glycan microarrays is to obtain a diverse set of glycans for immobilization on surfaces. An article in this issue of ACS Chemical Biology describes the microscale preparation of fluorescently labeled reactive glycans in a cyclic form of the reducing sugar, from natural sources, that can be utilized directly to create natural glycan microarrays for use in functional glycomics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 699-701 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | ACS Chemical Biology |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 Sept 18 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine