title: Structural studies on the carbohydrate portion of human alpha 1-microglobulin.
abstract: Human alpha 1-microglobulin has been shown to have three N-glycosidically linked carbohydrate chains of the following structure: (formula: see text) This structure was established by sugar and methylation analysis before and after removal of the N-acetylneuraminic acid residue and by using specific chemical degradation techniques such as Smith degradation, chromium trioxide oxidation and trifluoroacetolysis.
mesh_terms: D000510:Alpha-Globulins; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006801:Humans; D008745:Methylation
chemical_list: D000510:Alpha-Globulins; D006023:Glycoproteins; C016001:alpha-1-microglobulin