Boronolectins and fluorescent boronolectins: An examination of the detailed chemistry issues important for the design

Medicinal Research Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 490-520

  Yan, Jun ^a   Fang, Hao ^b   Wang, Binghe ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Boronate; Boronic acid; Carbohydrate sensing; Fluorescent sensors; Lectin mimics; Sensors; Sugar sensing

Indexed keywords

BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BORONOLECTIN; BORONOLECTIN DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; GLYCAN; GLYCOLIPID; GLYCOPROTEIN; LECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; DRUG DESIGN; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GLYCOSYLATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BORON; BORONIC ACIDS; DRUG DESIGN; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; LECTINS;

EID: 24144443786     PISSN: 01986325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/med.20038     Document Type: Review

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