Enzymatic removal of asparagine-linked carbohydrate chains from heterodimer human chorionic gonadotrophin and effect on bioactivity

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 933-946

  Richard, Craig A H ^a,c   Creinin, Mitchell D ^a   Kubik, Carolyn J ^b   DeLoia, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Reproductive Health Specialists Inc   (United States)

^c SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deglycosylation; Glycosylation; MA 10 cells

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; ASPARAGINE LINKED CARBOHYDRATE; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GLYCOPEPTIDASE; HETERODIMER; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGLYCOSYLATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; GLYCOSYLATION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEYDIG CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; ASPARAGINE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; PEPTIDE-N4-(N-ACETYL-BETA-GLUCOSAMINYL) ASPARAGINE AMIDASE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

MURINAE;

EID: 35649018266     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD07077     Document Type: Article

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