Swanwick Richard S, Daines Alison M, Flitsch Sabine L, Allemann Rudolf K
School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Org Biomol Chem. 2005 Feb 21;3(4):572-4. doi: 10.1039/b417133k. Epub 2004 Dec 24.
Apparently homogenous glycoproteins can be synthesised in good yield by a combination of site directed mutagenesis, a highly flexible but selective chemical derivatisation and efficient purification through the use of glycosyl thiosulfonates such as 2-((biotinoyl)-amino)-ethyl methanethiosulfonate.