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Chemoselective ligation of carbohydrates to oligonucleotides was accomplish
ed by oxime bond formation. The conjugation was performed by reacting an ox
yamino sugar with an oligonucleotide containing an aldehyde moiety at the 5
'-end. The carbohydrate-oligonucleotide conjugates (COCs) were obtained in
good yield without the need of a protection strategy and under mild aqueous
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