GlycoLink gel is hydrazide-activated crosslinked beaded agarose, and it is useful for coupling glycoproteins via aldehydes formed from their sugars by sodium meta-periodate oxidation. Reaction of aldehydes with hydrazide- activated resin is catalyzed by aniline resulting in >90% coupling in 4 hours or less. CarboxyLink gel on the other hand is crosslinked beaded agarose activated with diaminodipropylamine (DADPA) and is useful for immobilizing carboxyl- containing biomolecules after EDC activation. Actually, both resins can be used with EDC to couple ligands via carboxylic acids.
Note: Both immobilization chemistries are available on UltraLink Support as UltraLink Hydrazide and UltraLink DADPA respectively.
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