Mass spectrometry and the emerging field of glycomics.
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SUBMITTER: Zaia J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2570164 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep
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The biological significance of protein and lipid glycosylation is well established. For example, cells respond to environmental stimuli by altering glycan structures on their surfaces, and cancer cells evade normal growth regulation in part by remodeling their surface glycans. In general, glycan chemical properties differ significantly from those of proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and small molecule metabolites. Thus, advances in glycomics, a comprehensive study to identify all glycans in an or ...[more]
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