An introduction to the sugar code

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 111-117

  Gabius, Hans Joachim ^a   Roth, Jürgen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Glycolipid; Glycoprotein; Glycosylation; Lectin; Sialylation

Indexed keywords

GLYCAN; LECTIN; SUGAR; GALECTIN 1; GLYCOPROTEIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL ACTIVITY; CODING; EDITORIAL; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MODEL; PLANT;

ANIMALS; GALECTIN 1; GLYCOPROTEINS; LECTINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PLANTS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 85006100727     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: 1432119X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-016-1521-9     Document Type: Editorial

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