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ArticleChemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry2016

Single-Molecule Fluorescence Detection of a Synthetic Heparan Sulfate Disaccharide.

Charlotte E Dalton, Steven D Quinn, Aidan Rafferty, Michael J Morten, John M Gardiner, Steven W Magennis

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Article in Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Charlotte E DaltonThe School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK.
Steven D QuinnWestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
Aidan RaffertyWestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
Michael J MortenWestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
John M GardinerThe School of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1827-6817
Steven W MagennisWestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4327-8366

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The first single-molecule fluorescence detection of a structurally-defined synthetic carbohydrate is reported: a heparan sulfate (HS) disaccharide fragment labeled with Alexa488. Single molecules have been measured whilst freely diffusing in solution and controlled encapsulation in surface-tethered lipid vesicles has allowed extended observations of carbohydrate molecules down to the single-molecule level. The diverse and dynamic nature of HS-protein interactions means that new tools to investigate pure HS fragments at the molecular level would significantly enhance our understanding of HS. This work is a proof-of-principle demonstration of the feasibility of single-molecule studies of synthetic carbohydrates which offers a new approach to the study of pure glycosaminoglycan (GAG) fragments.

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FluorescenceCarbohydrate ConformationDisaccharidesHeparan SulfateSpectrometry, FluorescenceDisaccharidesHeparan Sulfatecarbohydratefluorescenceheparan sulfatesingle-molecule studiesvesicle

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PMID27538128
PMCPMC5111599

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