Open AccessStructure of an (A‐Blood‐Group)‐Active Glycolipid Isolated from Human Erythrocytes
Author(s) -
GARDAS Andrzej
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
european journal of biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1432-1033
pISSN - 0014-2956
DOI - 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1978.tb12550.x
Subject(s) - glycolipid , methylation , oligosaccharide , chemistry , biochemistry , erythrocyte membrane , human blood , chemical structure , membrane , stereochemistry , biology , organic chemistry , dna , physiology
An (A‐blood‐group)‐active glycolipid possessing 23 sugars has been isolated, from human erythrocyte membrane. Smith degradation and methylation studies allow a structure to be proposed of the nonreducing end of the oligosaccharide chain.