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. 2010 Apr;86(4):378–390. doi: 10.2183/pjab.86.378

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Tagging of the reducing end of a sugar chain with 2-aminopyridine. The pyridylaminated sugar chain thus obtained is fluorescent. Under a UV-lamp a blue spot is observed. A spot containing >0.2 nmol of a PA-sugar chain can be detected by eye. R, sugar residues.