Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, Polysaccharides and UDP Mechanisms
Some Monosaccharides
Formation of Disaccharides (chemical)
Oligosaccharide Antigens in Blood Serotyping
Elastase (glycoprotein)
Lectin-Ligand Interaction in Lymphocyte Turnover and Recruitment H COH 2 HCOH H COOH HCOH OH O H OH NH–CO-CH H 3 N-Acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5AC) (a sialic acid)
Oligosaccharides in Recognition and Adhesion
Lectin on H. pylori Binds to Le Causing Ulcer
Degradation of Di- and Polysaccharides Enzymopathies: Fructosuria (fructokinase) Fructose intolerance (Fru-1-P-aldolase) Lactose intolerance (lactase deficiency) Galactosaemie (galactokinase, galactose 1-P uridyl transferase, UDP-galactose 4- epimerase)
Formation of NDP-sugars (e.g. UDP-glucose)
Galactose metabolism Galactose 1-phosphate NADPH Aldose reductase NADP
Synthesis of Di- and Polysaccharides
N-Glycosylation in the Endoplasmic Reticulum
Vitamin C Synthesis