Patent ID: 7455979
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: C12Q,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for the structural analysis of a saccharide, comprising: a) providing on a surface a plurality of essentially sequence- and/or site-specific saccharide binding agents; b) contacting said surface with a saccharide to be analyzed, or with a mixture comprising a plurality of fragments of said saccharide; c) washing or otherwise removing unbound saccharide or saccharide fragments from said surface; d) adding to the surface obtained in step c) an essentially sequence- and/or site-specific saccharide binding marker, or a mixture of essentially sequence- and/or site-specific saccharide binding markers; e) acquiring one or more images of the markers that are bound to said surface; and f) generating a map from said one or more images and thereby deriving structural information of said saccharide.