Glycoconjugate structures of parasitic protozoa.
Glycoconjugates are abundant and ubiquitious on the surface of many protozoan parasites. Their tremendous diversity has implicated their critical importance in the life cycle of these organisms. This review highlights our current knowledge of the major glycoconjugates, with particular emphasis on their structures, of representative protozoan parasites, including Leishmania, Trypanosoma, Giardia, Plasmodia, and others.
Guha-Niyogi
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Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington KY 40536, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000737:chemistry*; D006001:Glycoconjugates / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010271:Parasites / Q000737:chemistry*
D006001:Glycoconjugates; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins