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Oligosaccharides as recognition structures.

T Feizi
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The diverse O-linked oligosaccharide structures of the glycoproteins in mucus have the potential for encoding a vast amount of biological information. A major challenge in modern cell biology is to devise ways of decoding the information in these and other oligosaccharide structures of N-linked chains and glycolipids. In this article, I highlight some studies of oligosaccharide antigenicity, and discuss the way the results are being interpreted with respect to oligosaccharide function. I conclude with a discussion of a new technology that is under development with the aim of investigating oligosaccharide recognition in diverse biological systems.

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AntigensGlycolipidsGlycoproteinsHumansLigandsMolecular ProbesMucusOligosaccharidesJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tReview

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T Feizi. 1989. Oligosaccharides as recognition structures.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2701473/

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