Patents Assigned to Astroscan Ltd.
  • Analysis of carbohydrates
    Patent number: 5104508
    Abstract: A carbohydrate structure, possibly in the form of or derived from a glycoprotein or glycolipide, is analyzed by decomposing the structure into various constituent fragments, separating the fragments and viewing light from the separated fragments using a charge coupled device (CCD). Carbohydrate units can be distinguished or separated by gel electrophoresis, e.g. using a relatively dense polyacrylamide gel run using a stacking buffer system. The two aspects can be used separately or in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Astroscan Ltd.
    Inventors: Gwynfor R. Williams, Peter Jackson