The structural role of sugars in glycoproteins

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 409-416

  Wyss, Daniel F ^a   Wagner, Gerhard ^b  

^a Procept Inc   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GLYCAN; GLYCOPROTEIN; SUGAR;

CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GLYCOSYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030220095     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(96)80116-9     Document Type: Article

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