Patent ID: 7358094
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An analytical system for detecting a saccharide comprising: a) a sample known to contain or suspected of containing a saccharide; b) one or more than one solid substrate, the solid substrate having attached thereto one or more than one saccharide sensor, the sensor having the formula: the saccharide sensor does not contain a fluorophore in its molecular structure; Z is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl groups, and aryl groups; B N is a nitrogen atom; Sp is an aliphatic spacer; An is an anchor group for attaching the sensor to the solid substrate; and n=1 or 2, m=1 or 2, y=1 or 2, and x is an integer; and c) means for detecting one or more than one saccharide that is bound to the sensor or saccharide that is not bound to the sensor.