Role of Gal and GalNAc containing glycans in various physiological processes

Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Hussain, Muhammad Ramzan Manwar ^a   Hassan, Mukhtarul ^b,c   Afzal, Imran ^a   Afzal, Ayyaz ^b  

^a Institute of Molecular Sciences and Bioinformatics Lahore   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

D Galactose; N Acetyl D Galactosamine; Oligosaccharides; Physiological efficacy; Sequence and anomeric linkages

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GALACTOSE; GLYCAN; LECTIN; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE;

CELL ACTIVITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SULFATION;

EID: 84894410027     PISSN: 11108630     EISSN: 20902441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmhg.2011.07.006     Document Type: Review

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