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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-22
pubmed:abstractText
We report here the synthesis of a series of mono- to trivalent N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) derivatives as ligands for the plant lectin wheat germ agglutinin (WGA). Their WGA binding potencies were determined by an established enzyme-linked lectin assay (ELLA) employing microtiter plates with non-covalently immobilized porcine stomach mucin (PSM) as reference ligand and an ELLA with a new GlcNAc derivative covalently immobilized via a thiourea linkage. Comparison of both assays revealed that the type of presentation of GlcNAc residues on the microtiter plates either as part of a glycoprotein or as a covalently immobilized monosaccharide derivative strongly influences the outcome of the assay. Although the apparent dissociation constants K(D)(ELLA) for the interaction of peroxidase-labeled WGA with the microtiter plates are comparable for both surfaces, IC(50) values obtained with the PSM-free ELLA were substantially lower. Even more strikingly, this ELLA displayed a better differentiation between ligands of different valency leading to significantly higher relative inhibitory potencies of multivalent ligands compared to monovalent. Additionally, problems associated with the use of PSM, such as maximum inhibition at considerably less than 100% and poor reproducibility of IC(50) values could be overcome with this type of ELLA.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1464-3391
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7661-76
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Probing multivalent carbohydrate-lectin interactions by an enzyme-linked lectin assay employing covalently immobilized carbohydrates.
pubmed:affiliation
Universität Konstanz, Fachbereich Chemie, Fach M 709, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't