M. Elofsson et al., SYNTHESIS OF A WATER-SOLUBLE SERINE-BASED NEOGLYCOLIPID WHICH CAN BE COVALENTLY-LINKED TO SOLID-PHASES, Carbohydrate research, 258, 1994, pp. 123-133
N-alpha-Fmoc-serine pentafluorophenyl ester was glycosylated with perb
enzoylated lactosyl bromide. The resulting product was coupled to a re
sin functionalized with 6-aminohexanoic acid and then N-alpha-acylated
to give a serine-based analogue of lactosylceramide. The water-solubl
e neoglycolipid was covalently linked to microtiter plates via its car
boxyl group and was recognized by a lactose-binding lectin in an ELISA
.