Enzymatic glycoengineering-based spin labelling of cell surface sialoglycans to enable their analysis by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy†
Abstract
A novel method for spin labelling of sialoglycans on the cell surface is described. C9-Azido sialic acid was linked to glycans on live cells via CSTII-catalysed α2,3-sialylation utilizing azido-sialic acid nucleotide as a sialyl donor, which was followed by attachment of a spin label to the azide via click reaction. It enables the study of cell surface sialoglycans by EPR spectroscopy.