Formation of carbohydrate-functionalised polystyrene and glass slides and their analysis by MALDI-TOF MS

• Martin J. Weissenborn,
• Johannes W. Wehner,
• Christopher J. Gray,
• Robert Šardzík,
• Claire E. Eyers,
• Thisbe K. Lindhorst and
• Sabine L. Flitsch

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 753–762, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.86

• groups can be used as simple hydrophobic, noncovalently linked anchors for ligands on surfaces and at the same time facilitate the in situ mass spectrometric analysis of such ligands. Keywords: carbohydrate array; conductive tape; MALDI-TOF MS; nonconductive surface; trityl-mediated adhesion