Abstract: An asparagine-linked ?2,3-oligosaccharide having undeca- to hepta-saccharides, an asparagine-linked ?2,6-oligosaccharide having undeca- to hepta-saccharides and containing fluorine and an asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivative containing at least one fucose in N-acetylglucosamine on the nonreducing terminal side of an asparagine-linked oligosaccharide wherein the asparagine has amino group protected with a lipophilic protective group, and a process for producing these compounds.

Abstract: A process for preparing asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivatives including the steps of: (a) treating a delipidated egg yolk with a protease to obtain a mixture of peptide-linked oligosaccharides, (b) treating the mixture of peptide-linked oligosaccharides with a peptidase to obtain a mixture of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides, (c) introducing a lipophilic protective group into the asparagine-linked oligosaccharides in the mixture to obtain a mixture of asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivatives, and (d) subjecting the mixture of asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivatives to chromatography to separate the mixture into individual asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivatives.

Abstract: An asparagine-linked oligosaccharide of the formula (1) given below having undeca- to tri-saccharides wherein R1 and R2 are each a hydrogen atom or a group of the formulae (2) to (6) disclosed in the specification and may be the same or different, and Q is a biotin group or FITC group, an asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivative containing at least one fucose in N-acetylglucosamine on the nonreducing terminal side of an asparagine-linked oligosaccharide wherein the amino group of asparagine is modified with a biotin group or FITC group, a microplate having immobilized thereto a biotinated asparagine-linked oligosaccharide, and an affinity column having immobilized thereto a biotinated asparagine-linked oligosaccharide.

Abstract: The invention refers to an apparatus for detecting an animal (1) having a body part (2) and a head part (3). The apparatus includes an animal passage (4) extending in a transport direction (t), and a sensor device (7,8) arranged to sense the animal in the passage. The passage is defined by a first enclosure member (5) and a second enclosure member (6). The enclosure members are arranged on a respective side of the passage and extend substantially in parallel to the transport direction. The sensor device is arranged to sense a parameter related to a cross-section size of the animal at a determined position in the passage, and to produce a signal when the parameter fulfils a certain condition.

Abstract: A 3-branched asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivative of the formula (1) wherein the nitrogen of amino group of asparagine is modified with a lipophilic protective group, biotin group or FITC group; a 3-branched asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivative which contains at least one fucose in N-acetylglucosamine on the nonreducing terminal side of the asparagine-linked oligosaccharide of the derivative; asparagine-linked oligosaccharides and oligosaccharides thereof wherein Q is a lipophilic protective group, biotin group or FITC group.