![]() ![]() The approach is described in an article published this week in the journal Nature Methods. The individual glycans are separated into tiny spots fixed to glass slides. Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have adapted gene chip microarray technology to the study of glycans, with an approach they call “shotgun glycomics.” The Emory team has developed a new chemical method for attaching a fluorescent dye to glycans purified from cells. ![]() Sugar molecules coat every cell in our bodies and play critical roles in development and disease, yet the components of these “glycans” have been difficult for scientists to study, because of their complexity. Diagram explaining "shotgun gycomics." Enlarge image with full caption.
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