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A Model System Mimicking Glycosphingolipid Clusters to Quantify Carbohydrate Self‐Interactions by Surface Plasmon Resonance
Author(s) -
Hernáiz María J.,
de la Fuente Jesús M.,
Barrientos África G.,
Penadés Soledad
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20020503)41:9<1554::aid-anie1554>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - surface plasmon resonance , monolayer , glycosphingolipid , chemistry , colloidal gold , plasmon , nanotechnology , surface plasmon , adhesion , nanoparticle , materials science , biochemistry , optoelectronics , organic chemistry
More evidence for carbohydrate self‐interactions as a first step in cell adhesion and recognition has been found in experiments with gold glyconanoparticles and self‐assembled monolayers presenting carbohydrate epitopes (see picture). The Ca 2+ ‐ion‐dependent interactions were studied and quantified by surface plasmon resonance. Gray circles=gold nanoparticles, black circles=Ca 2+ ions.