title: Alterations in the carbohydrate moiety of alpha-1-acid glycoprotein purified from human cirrhotic ascitic fluid.
abstract: The carbohydrate analysis of alpha 1-AGPc purified from cirrhotic ascitic fluid was performed by immunoaffinity chromatography. It showed a large increase in the fucosyl molar ratio and sugar content (47%). The molar ratio of the oligosaccharides which were released by hydrazinolysis and fractionated by high-performance liquid chromatography confirms the marked increase in fucosyl residues in each fraction. A shift towards fractions with a high degree of branching was also observed. Moreover, the studies of sugar molar ratios and methylation of the tetrasialylated fraction indicated the simultaneous presence of sialyl and fucosyl residues on one of the outer branches.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Biou
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Konan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Féger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Agneray
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Leroy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cardon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fournet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Durand
mesh_terms: D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000032:analysis; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D008745:Methylation; D009961:Orosomucoid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D009961:Orosomucoid