New development of glycan arrays

Org Biomol Chem. 2009 Jun 7;7(11):2247-54. doi: 10.1039/b902510n. Epub 2009 Apr 27.

Abstract

The development of glycan arrays has enabled the high-sensitivity and high-throughput analysis of carbohydrate-protein interactions and contributed to significant advances in glycomics. A number of new array platforms that allow for qualitative and quantitative analysis of mono- and multivalent interactions on surfaces have been developed recently. Glycan arrays are not only a powerful tool for basic research, but also a promising technique for medical diagnosis, and detection of pathogens and cancers. These studies also have led to the design of efficient carbohydrate-based antimicrobial or anticancer vaccines.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / blood
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology
  • Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / chemistry
  • Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / immunology
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Communicable Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Glycomics / instrumentation
  • Glycomics / methods
  • Glycomics / trends
  • Glycoproteins / metabolism*
  • Glycosaminoglycans / chemistry
  • Glycosaminoglycans / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Microarray Analysis / instrumentation
  • Microarray Analysis / methods*
  • Microarray Analysis / trends
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Polysaccharides / chemistry*
  • Polysaccharides / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate
  • Globo-H
  • Glycoproteins
  • Glycosaminoglycans
  • Polysaccharides