title: Influence of primary and secondary structures of oligosaccharide chain on the aggregative and geometrical properties of gangliosides.
abstract: The aggregative and geometrical properties of gangliosides have been compared and discussed. It is shown that, due to the steric packing features of gangliosides, significative considerations can be made on the primary and secondary structures of their head group, starting from their cooperative behaviour, supporting NMR direct observations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Chemistry & Biochemistry, Medical School, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sonnino
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Acquotti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brocca
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cantu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corti
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007834:Lasers; D008027:Light; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D005732:Gangliosides; D009844:Oligosaccharides