aminomethane bearing a perfluorocarbon chain is described. A exhibited a su
rfactant behavior (cmc = 1.6 x 10(-5) mol/L), and the specific recognition
of the galactosyl moiety grafted on A by the KbCWL1 membrane lectin was est
ablished. Preliminary experiments showed that A was able to trap free radic
als in aqueous media, the shape of the observed ESR spectra being strongly
dependent upon the nature of the trapped free radical.