Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL “OUR IDEA WAS TO LABEL SUGAR MOLECULES WITH A CHROMOPHORE, A CHEMICAL THAT GIVES A MOLECULE ITS COLOUR,” EXPLAINED CECIONI. “THE CHROMOPHORE IS ACTUALLY FLUOROGENIC, WHICH MEANS THAT IT CAN BECOME FLUORESCENT IF THE BINDING OF SUGAR WITH THE LECTIN IS EFFICIENTLY CAPTURED.” CREDIT: CECIONI LAB Scientists at Université de...
