“…We have termed these boronic acid-based carbohydrate sensors/binders as boronolectins because they mimic the function of lectins and contain the boronic acid unit 36. Therefore, there are small molecule boronolectins (SBL),33,155,156 peptidoboronolectins (PBL),44,157–159 and nucleic acid-based boronolectins (NBL) 66,137. There has also been effort in taking advantage of non-covalent interactions such as hydrophobic, hydrogen bond, and ionic interactions,160 and interactions with metals for the design of carbohydrate receptors 34,82,161.…”