title: Recent advances in the study of membrane bound saccharides.
abstract: The review discusses with the biosynthesis, the changes upon cell density or transformation, the external exposure and the physiological functions of the saccharide moieties of membrane bound sphingoglycolipids and glycoproteins. The structure of biological membranes and some cellular recognition functions tentatively ascribed to membrane bound glycosyl transferases are also reviewed.
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000378:metabolism; D003260:Contact Inhibition; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D006028:Glycosphingolipids / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D006602:Hexosyltransferases / Q000502:physiology; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000502:physiology*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D008566:Membranes / Q000648:ultrastructure*
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D006028:Glycosphingolipids; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D006602:Hexosyltransferases