Figure 8.
Schematic illustration of preparation and usage of GAG microarrays. GAG microarrays are most often prepared by spotting synthetic GAG oligosaccharides functionalized with amine at the reducing end onto NHS-activated glass slides. Solutions containing fluorescently labeled GAG-binding proteins are then incubated with the microarray. After the incubation, excess GAG-binding proteins are washed away and affinity of the protein for each spot is determined by the fluorescent intensity.