Carbohydrate Orientation
Incorporation of a photosensitive azobenzene linker for controllable carbohydrate orientationRead more
Carbohydrate recognition is an important biological process that is essential for the communication between cells, such as cellular adhesion and recognition. A control of the spatial orientation of these carbohydrate units could potentially be used to modify this recognition event.
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