Carbohydrate moiety of immunoglobulins in health and pathology

Authors
Krotkiewski, H
Citation
H. Krotkiewski, Carbohydrate moiety of immunoglobulins in health and pathology, ACT BIOCH P, 46(2), 1999, pp. 341-350
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
ACTA BIOCHIMICA POLONICA
ISSN journal
0001527X → ACNP
Volume
46
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
341 - 350
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-527X(1999)46:2<341:CMOIIH>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Most of glycoproteins described so far, including immunoglobulins, are glyc osylated during post-translational modifications of protein molecules. Curr ent knowledge of the structure of sugar chains in immunoglobulin molecules and their biological role in health and pathology is reviewed.