Abstract
Glycans are central to many biological processes, but efforts to define their functions at the molecular level have been frustrated by a lack of suitable technologies. Here we highlight chemical tools that are beginning to address this need.
MeSH terms
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Carbohydrate Conformation
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Carbohydrate Sequence
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Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
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Glycoproteins / chemistry*
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Glycoproteins / metabolism
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Glycosylation
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Glycosyltransferases / antagonists & inhibitors
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Glycosyltransferases / metabolism
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Green Fluorescent Proteins
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Photoaffinity Labels
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Protein Array Analysis*
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Protein Conformation
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Protein Processing, Post-Translational* / drug effects
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Proteomics*
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Tunicamycin / pharmacology
Substances
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Enzyme Inhibitors
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Glycoproteins
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Photoaffinity Labels
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Tunicamycin
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Green Fluorescent Proteins
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Glycosyltransferases