Hydrolysis, lactonization, and identification of α(2→8 /α(2→9) alternatively linked tri-, tetra-, and polysialic acids

Glycobiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-155

  Cheng, Mou Chi ^a   Lin, Chun Hung ^a,b   Lin, H J Heng Ju ^a   Yu, Yi Ping ^a   Wu, Shih Hsiung ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Capillary electrophoresis; Hydrolysis; Lactonization; Oligosialic acid; Polysialic acids

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALKALI; CARBOXYL GROUP; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; POLYSIALIC ACID; REDUCING AGENT; SIALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SIALIDASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; ISOMER; LACTONIZATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

ACETIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; LACTONES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; SIALIC ACIDS;

EID: 1342263737     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwh017     Document Type: Article

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