Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Pennie & Edmomds LLP
  • Method of synthesizing saccharide compositions
    Patent number: 6284493
    Abstract: A method of synthesizing saccharide compositions is described. In this method, an acceptor moiety is contacted with at least one donor saccharide in the presence of at least one cell surface-bound glycosyltransferase specific for catalyzing the coupling of the acceptor moiety with the donor saccharide. The acceptor moiety used is a carbohydrate, a protein, a lipid, or a glycolipid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Neose Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Roth