The present invention relates to a water-soluble pre-reacted binder composition, a method of its manufacture, a use of said pre-reacted binder composition, a method of manufacturing a collection of matter bound by a polymeric binder, a binder solution or dispersion comprising said pre-reacted binder composition, as well as products comprising the pre-reacted binder composition in a cured state.

The invention relates to novel compounds that have utility as inhibitors of heparan sulfate-binding proteins; compositions comprising the compounds, and use of the compounds and compositions thereof for the antiangiogenic, antimetastatic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anticoagulant and/or antithrombotic treatment of a mammalian subject.

The invention relates to novel compounds that have utility as inhibitors of heparan sulfate-binding proteins; compositions comprising the compounds, and use of the compounds and compositions thereof for the antiangiogenic, antimetastatic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anticoagulant and/or antithrombotic treatment of a mammalian subject.

An achemo-enzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharides of formula 1 is presented wherein R is selected from OH, N 3 and OR 6 wherein R 6 is selected from allyl optionally substituted by one or more methyl, propargyl optionally substituted by one or more methyl, 2-trimethylsilyl-ethyl, (CH 2) n NH 2 and (CH 2) n N 3 wherein integer n is to 10, preferably 2 or 3, R is selected from sialyl moiety, SO 3 H and CH(R)COOH wherein R is selected from H, alkyl and benzyl, R 2 is selected from H and fucosyl, R 3 is selected from H and sialyl, R 4 is selected from H and fucosyl, provided that at least one of R 3 and R 4 is H, and A is a divalent carbohydrate linker, having important biological activities and significant commercial value for the pharmaceutical and food industry.

An achemo-enzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharides of formula 1 is presented wherein R is selected from OH, N 3 and OR 6 wherein R 6 is selected from allyl optionally substituted by one or more methyl, propargyl optionally substituted by one or more methyl, 2-trimethylsilyl-ethyl, (CH 2) n NH 2 and (CH 2) n N 3 wherein integer n is to 10, preferably 2 or 3, R is selected from sialyl moiety, SO 3 H and CH(R)COOH wherein R is selected from H, alkyl and benzyl, R 2 is selected from H and fucosyl, R 3 is selected from H and sialyl, R 4 is selected from H and fucosyl, provided that at least one of R 3 and R 4 is H, and A is a divalent carbohydrate linker, having important biological activities and significant commercial value for the pharmaceutical and food industry.

The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing colorectal cancer by detection of glycan changes, and more particularly to a method of diagnosing colorectal cancer using mass spectrometry, in which, when specific glycan structures increase, decrease or significantly change due to a change in N-linked glycosylation of a colorectal cancer patient-derived glycoprotein, as detected by mass spectrometry, the glycan structures are selected as diagnostic markers.

The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing colorectal cancer by detection of glycan changes, and more particularly to a method of diagnosing colorectal cancer using mass spectrometry, in which, when specific glycan structures increase, decrease or significantly change due to a change in N-linked glycosylation of a colorectal cancer patient-derived glycoprotein, as detected by mass spectrometry, the glycan structures are selected as diagnostic markers.

A method for producing heparosan is provided. Heparosan is produced by culturing an Escherichia bacterium having a heparosan-producing ability and modified so that expression of one or more genes, such as rbsR, rbsK, rbsB, hsrA, glgB, glgX, micF, rcsD, rcsB, ybiX, ybiI, ybiJ, ybiC, ybiB, rfaH, nusG, pcoR, pcoS, pcoE, yhcN, yhcO, aaeB, aaeA, aaeX, g1455, alpA, g1453, yrbA, mlaB, mlaC, mlaD, mlaE, mlaF, yrbG, norW, ybjI, ybjJ, ybjK, rybB, yjjY, yjtD, thrL, thrA, thrB, fruA, psuK, ytfT, yjfF, fbp, yagU, paoA, paoB, gsiC, gsiD, yliE, irp2, irp1, bhsA, ycfS, lepB, rnc, era, dapA, gcvR, bcp, hyfA, rpoE, nadB, yfiC, srmB, g1414, g1413, nuoE, nuoF, nuoG, glmZ, hemY, hemX, hemD, rlmL, artQ, artM, artJ, rlmC, ybjO, yejO, yejM, yejL, rpoS, ygbN, ygbM, ygbL, g3798, g3797, g3796, g3795, g3794, g3793, g3792, ryjA, soxR, soxS, yjcC, yjcB, efeU, and efeO, is/are increased in a medium, and collecting heparosan from the medium.

A method of diversification of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) or precursors thereof, compounds obtainable by the method, and uses and compositions involving such compounds. The method comprises a) providing at least one compound or a mixture of the compounds selected from the group consisting of: optionally sialylated and/or fucosylated lactose derivatives of general formula 2 and salts thereof; b) adding at least one enzyme comprising a transglycosidase activity to the at least one compound or a mixture of compounds provided according to step a); and c) incubating the mixture obtained according to step b).

A method of diversification of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) or precursors thereof, compounds obtainable by the method, and uses and compositions involving such compounds. The method comprises a) providing at least one compound or a mixture of the compounds selected from the group consisting of: optionally sialylated and/or fucosylated lactose derivatives of general formula 2 and salts thereof; b) adding at least one enzyme comprising a transglycosidase activity to the at least one compound or a mixture of compounds provided according to step a); and c) incubating the mixture obtained according to step b).