Molecular recognition plays an important role in living systems. 1, 2 Representative
molecular recognitions in living organisms are saccharide− protein, protein− protein, and …

The number of glycan determinants that comprise the human glycome is not known. This
uncertainty arises from limited knowledge of the total number of distinct glycans and glycan …

Chemical surfactants are omnipresent in consumer products, but they are the subject of
environmental concerns. For this reason, the complete replacement of petrochemical …

The legume lectins are a large family of homologous carbohydrate binding proteins that are
found mainly in the seeds of most legume plants. Despite their strong similarity on the level …

This is the second edition of our little red book Lectins published in 1989. In the intervening
years well over 10,000 articles have appeared with lectins as the main subject, and more …

Carbohydrate recognition is crucial for biological processes ranging from development to
immune system function to host–pathogen interactions. The proteins that bind glycans are …

Thermodynamic Studies of Lectin−Carbohydrate Interactions by Isothermal Titration
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Carbohydrates are not always as “sticky” as one might expect. Even in organic solvents they
are difficult targets for the supramolecular chemist, due to their complex, three‐dimensional …

The combination of 1-benzenesulfinyl piperidine (BSP) and trifluoromethanesulfonic
anhydride (Tf2O) forms a new, powerful, metal-free thiophile that can readily activate both …

Ultra-sensitive detection of pathogenic bacteria is of great significance in the early stage of
bacterial infections and treatment. In this work, we report a novel strategy using …