title: Glycosylation in parasitic protozoa of the trypanosomatidae family.
abstract: Over the last few years enormous interest has been shown in the structures of the glycan moieties of various parasite surface glycoconjugates. Structures have been determined for the glyco-components of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) protein membrane anchors, for asparagine-linked oligosaccharides, and for the glycans of complex glycolipids. The following attempts to illustrate a few of the most salient observations with regard to the structures and possible functions of parasite surface glycans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zamze
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000032:analysis; D006031:Glycosylation; D007891:Leishmania / Q000737:chemistry; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006017:Glycolipids