From lectin structure to functional glycomics: Principles of the sugar code

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 298-313

  Gabius, Hans Joachim ^a   André, Sabine ^a   Jiménez Barbero, Jesús ^b   Romero, Antonio ^b   Solís, Dolores ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLYCAN; LECTIN; MONOSACCHARIDE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOFLUOROMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; FLUORESCENCE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; GEL FILTRATION; GLYCOBIOLOGY; GLYCOSYLATION; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CARBOHYDRATES; GLYCOMICS; LECTINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 79958036381     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: 09680004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2011.01.005     Document Type: Review

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