A research team has investigated how mucin, a major component of the gut lining, and food-derived glycoproteins influence the growth of the bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila. By dissecting the role of ...

N-glycans contribute to the folding, stability and functions of the proteins they decorate. They are produced by transfer of the glycan precursor to the sequon Asn-X-Thr/Ser, followed by enzymatic ...

Several of the plasma glycoproteins demonstrate specific binding properties, being responsible for the transport of such materials as copper (ceruloplasmin), iron (transferrin), hemoglobin ...

Exactly how and why proteins and lipids are glycosylated, or modified with glycans after synthesis, remains largely unknown. The glycosylation of proteins to create glycoproteins is very common and ...

Many processes in the body are regulated by the functions of proteins. For example, almost all molecules—such as DNA, proteins, oligosaccharides, and small bioactive molecules—are generated by enzymes ...

An international team has for the first time prepared homogeneous N-glycoproteins of the type produced by eukaryotic organisms, including humans, from prokaryotes. In those protein molecules, branched ...

Scientists have determined the three-dimensional structure responsible for the antifreeze action of a class of proteins in arctic fish. Known as antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs), the molecules have ...

PROTEINS containing carbohydrate are widely distributed in animal tissues and include such diverse compounds as serum proteins, mucins, blood-group substances, pituitary hormones and connective-tissue ...