Automated glycan assembly (AGA)1,2 allows now for the rapid assembly of polysaccharides using a commercial synthesizer.3 Access to diverse glycans including those with cis-linkages4 and as long as 50-mers5 enables carbohydrate-based material science.6 Syntehtic oligosaccharides can self-assemble into materials of different morphology including amyloid fibres and spherical particles. Intrinsic flueorescence changes suggest that a novel opical material may evolve. The synthetic work is combined with molecular modelling and physical methods to characterize carbohydrate structure.

Synthetic oligosaccharides self-assemble to form novel materials

2019 Spring National Meeting

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