Evolutionary considerations in relating oligosaccharide diversity to biological function

Glycobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 747-755

  Gagneux, Pascal ^a   Varki, Ajit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Glycan diversity; Oligosaccharide; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

GLYCAN; GLYCOCONJUGATE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

CELL SURFACE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; GLYCOSYLATION; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032763888     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/9.8.747     Document Type: Review

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