Characterization of protein glycosylation by mass spectrometry

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 4-10

  Burlingame, Alma L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPEPTIDE; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

ELECTROSPRAY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0030046793     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(96)80088-7     Document Type: Article

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