Sialic acids are cytoprotectors, mainly localized on the surface of cell membranes with
multiple and outstanding cell biological functions. The history of their structural analysis …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the structural aspects of the glycoproteins and
illustrates the way these are reflected in important biological properties of the molecules …

Glycoproteins have a wide distribution in nature and serve a vast number of functions. There
are glycoprotein enzymes and hormones; glycoproteins are found in blood and secretions …

In previous papers [l-4] we have described 2 glycopeptides (Carbohydrate-+ Asn-Lys and
Ser--Asn c Carbohydrate) isolated from pronase digests of human asialo-serotransferrin and …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Glycopeptides-Neutral glycopeptide frac tion from bovine IgG
was prepared as de scribed previously (15). To prepare desialyl glycopeptide from a1acid …

A new simplified and rapid method for detection and quantitation of “carbohydrate‐deficient
transferrin” in serum is described. The method is based on isocratk anion exchange …

The transferrin receptor has been isolated from human placenta using
immunochromatography and affinity chromatography. The receptor is a glycoprotein and …

The application of isoelectric focussing (IEF) has revealed a large amount of heterogeneity
in the human transferrin (TF) system and has enhanced its potential value in anthropological …

A disease of Angus cattle previously known as pseudolipidosis has been shown to be an
inherited lysosomal storage disease, in which an oligosaccharide containing mannose and …

Thyroxine-Binding Proteins. A. Thyroxine-Binding Prealbumin. B. Retinol-Binding Protein--
C. Thyroxine-Binding Globulin..... a-and 3-Glycoproteins in Search of a Function. A. The …