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The Natural Lewis<sup>X</sup>‐Bearing Lipids Promote Membrane Adhesion: Influence of Ceramide on Carbohydrate–Carbohydrate Recognition

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Tight vesicles: Two glycosphingolipids, CerLLeX (see picture) and CerLLea (Cer=ceramide, L=lactose, LeX=LewisX determinant, Lea=Lewis a determinant) are used to study the Ca2+-mediated specific adhesion of natural LeX-bearing molecules inserted in fluid bilayer membranes. Vesicle adhesion energy experiments show that LeX–LeX recognition is highly sensitive to molecular structure.

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