Use of lectin library for distinguishing glycoproteins or cells, diagnosing serum or cells, or fractionating glycoproteins or cells
AssigneeSummit Glycoresearch Corporation
InventorsTatsuro Irimura, Keisuke Maenuma, Kunimitsu Komatsu, Ayumi Tachiki, Mariko Matsumoto
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Abstract
It is intended to provide lectins and a lectin library comprising these lectins which are useful in recognizing differences in carbohydrates on cell surface (for example, sugar chains and cell surface glycoproteins) reflecting extremely subtle differences among cells, etc. and thus distinguishing, identifying or fractionating various cells.
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A lectin library for discriminating glycoproteins or cells, diagnosing serum or cells or fractionating glycoproteins or cells, which comprises at least one kind of lectin selected from plural kinds of lectins, on the basis of affinity for cells, pseudo-cells, glycoproteins or sugar chains serving as an indicator.
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