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High-throughput Synthesis of Carbohydrates and Functionalization of Polyanhydride Nanoparticles
Published on: July 6, 2012
Spatially well-defined carbohydrate nanoplatforms: synthesis, characterization and lectin interaction study
B J J Timmer1, M Abellán Flos2, L Mønster Jørgensen3
1KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Teknikringen 36, S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden. ramstrom@kth.se.
Abstract:
Two novel dodecasubstituted carbohydrate nanoplatforms based on molecular Borromean rings and dodecaamine cages have been prepared for use in evaluating the importance of the spatial distribution of carbohydrates in their interaction with lectins. The binding affinities of the glyconanoplatforms were characterized using quartz crystal microbalance technology and compared with a monovalent reference and dodecaglycosylated fullerenes.
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