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BSA–Boronic Acid Conjugate as Lectin Mimetics

  • Satya Nandana Narla
  • , Poornima Pinnamaneni
  • , Huan Nie
  • , Yu Li
  • , Xue-Long Sun
    • Cleveland State University
    • Harbin Institute of Technology

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    Abstract

    We report bovine serum albumin (BSA)–boronic acid (BA) conjugates as lectin mimetics and their glyco-capturing capacity. The BSA–BA conjugates were synthesized by amidation of carboxylic acid groups in BSA with aminophenyl boronic acid in the presence of EDC, and were characterized by Alizarin Red S (ARS) assay and SDS–PAGE gel. The BSA–BA conjugates were immobilized onto maleimide-functionalized silica beads and their sugar capturing capacity and specificity were confirmed by ARS displacement assay. Further, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis of the glyco-capturing activity of the BSA–BA conjugates was conducted by immobilizing BSA–BA onto SPR gold chip. Overall, we demonstrated a BSA–BA-based lectin mimetics for glyco-capturing applications. These lectin mimetics are expected to provide an important tool for glycomics and biosensor research and applications.

    Original languageAmerican English
    JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
    Volume443
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 10 2014

    Disciplines

    • Biochemistry
    • Chemistry

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