Method for analyzing a glycomolecule
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- PROCOGNIA ISRAEL
- Publication Date
- 2005-08-25
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of, and priority to, U.S. Ser. No. 60 / 531,578, filed Dec. 18, 2003. The contents of this application are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates generally to the structural analysis of glycomolecules, which are molecules that contain carbohydrates and include carbohydrates attached to proteins (proteoglycans, glycoproteins), to lipids, or carbohydrates present as free polysaccharides. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Mammalian glycoprotein oligosaccharides are commonly built from a limited number of monosaccharides. Nevertheless, structural diversity is vast, mainly due to complex branching patterns. Glycosylation sites on glycoproteins commonly display microheterogeneity in that they can be fully or partially occupied by structurally diverse oligosaccharides. Consequently, a glycoprotein is not typically isolated as a single structural entity, but rather ...