Lectins: Carbohydrate-specific Reagents and Biological Recognition Molecules
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Enantioselective carbohydrate recognition by synthetic lectins in water.
Carbohydrate receptors with a chiral framework have been generated by combining a tetra-aminopyrene and a C3-symmetrical triamine via isophthalamide spacers bearing water-solubilising groups. These "synthetic lectins" are the first to show enantiodiscrimination in aqueous solution, binding N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) with 16 : 1 enantioselectivity. They also show exceptional affinities. GlcNAc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Chemistry
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0021-9258
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.x600004200