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Starting from p-nitrophenyl-beta-lactoside, two types of neoglycoconju
gate carrying either a trisaccharide segment of globotriaosyl ceramide
(Gb3) or its regioisomeric Gal alpha 1,3Gal beta 1,4Glc were synthesi
zed via a common intermediate. The former polymer carrying the Gb3 tri
saccharide showed strong neutralization activity against Shiga-like to
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