Patent ID: 8013131

Claim:
A method of incorporating a synthetic molecule construct of the structure F—S 1 —S 2 -L into the lipid bi-layer of a cell or a multi-cellular structure including the step: of contacting a suspension of the cell or multi-cellular structure with the synthetic molecule construct for a time and at a temperature sufficient to allow incorporation where: F is a mono-, di-, tri- or oligo-saccharide; S 1 is 2-aminoethyl, 3-aminopropyl, 4-aminobutyl, or 5-aminopentyl; S 2 is —CO(CH 2 ) 2 CO—, —CO(CH 2 ) 3 CO—, —CO(CH 2 ) 4 CO— or —CO(CH 2 ) 5 CO—; and L is a diacyl- or dialkyl-glycerophospholipid.