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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
; 40(16): 3052-5, 2001.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12203646
RESUMO
The adhesion forces between individual molecules of Lewis(X) trisaccharide antigen (Le(X) ) have been measured in water and in calcium solution by using atomic force microscopy (AFM, see graph). These results demonstrate the self-recognition capability of this antigen, and reinforce the hypothesis that carbohydrate-carbohydrate interaction could be considered as the first step in the cell-adhesion process in nature.