title: Vibrational Raman optical activity of glycoproteins.
abstract: This paper reports the first vibrational Raman optical activity (ROA) spectrum of a glycoprotein. The sample, orosomucoid (alpha 1-acid glycoprotein), shows ROA bands characteristic of a high beta-sheet content together with new bands which could be specific for the carbohydrate and its association with the protein. Our results suggest that ROA spectra of intact glycoproteins may contain information about both protein and carbohydrate conformation and the mutual influence on each other's stability and conformation.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, The University, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hecht
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Barron
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D009961:Orosomucoid / Q000737:chemistry; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D014732:Vibration
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D009961:Orosomucoid