Selective spin labeling of terminal galactose and N-acetylgalactosamine residues on the membrane surface of erythrocytes

Bennett T. Farmer, D. Allan Butterfield

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Abstract

A method to selectively spin label galactose and N-acetylgalactosamine residues of erythrocyte membrane glycoconjugates is described. The method is based on the activation of the C-6 CH2OH group of these two sugars by galactose oxidase followed by reductive amination with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-aminopiperidine-1-oxyl in the presence of a mild reducing agent, NaBH3CN. The extent and distribution of the spin labeling suggest that the major sialoglycoprotein, PAS-1, incorporates the greatest amount of spin label while the glycolipids incorporate less than `0% of the spin label.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)111-120
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods
Volume10
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1984

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supportedin part by NIH grants AG-00084 and AG-02759 and a grant from the Alzheimer'sD iseaseand Related Disorders Association,In c.

Keywords

  • ESR
  • cell surface carbohydrates
  • erythrocytes membrane
  • glycophorin A
  • selectivity for galactose residues
  • spin labeling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry

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