Contributors to this volume explore the role of carbohydrates in communication between cells of multicellular organisms. Topics covered include the thermodynamics and spatial restrictions of oligosaccharide-protein interactions, the role of carbohydrates in recognition and as components of cell adhesion molecules, and abnormal glycosylation in several disease states.
Daftar Isi
Partial table of contents:
Oligosaccharide-Protein Interactions: A Three-Dimensional View
(J. Carver, et al.).
Multiple Subfamilies of Carbohydrate Recognition Domains in
Animal Lectins (K. Drickamer).
Binding Modes of Mammalian Hepatic Gal/Gal NAc Receptors (Y.
Lee).
Nucleoplasmic and Cytoplasmic Glycoproteins (G. Hart, et
al.).
Role of Carbohydrates in Receptor-Mediated Fertilization in
Mammals (P. Wassarman).
Structural and Biological Properties of the Carbohydrate Units
of Nervous Tissue Glycoproteins (J. Finne).
Function and Pathology of the Sugar Chains of Human
Immunoglobulin G (A. Kobata, et al.).
The Role of Oligosaccharides in Modifying Protein Function (T.
Rademacher & R. Dwek).
Leukosialin, a Major Sialoglycoprotein Defining Leucocyte
Differentiation (M. Fukuda).
Index of Contributors.
Subject Index.
Tentang Penulis
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