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Varki A, Cummings R, Esko J, et al., editors. Essentials of Glycobiology. Cold Spring Harbor (NY): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; 1999.
Essentials of Glycobiology.
Show details| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ASGPR | asialoglycoprotein receptor |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| bFGF | basic fibroblast growth factor |
| β-HCG | β-human chorionic gonadotrophin |
| CCSD | complex carbohydrate structure database |
| CDA | congenital dyserythropoietic anemia |
| CD-MPR | cation-dependent Man-6-P receptor |
| CDGS | carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome |
| CHO | Chinese hamster ovary |
| CI-MPR | cation-independent Man-6-P receptor |
| CL-43 | collectin-43 |
| CMV | cytomegalovirus |
| CMP | cytidine monophosphate |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CoA | coenzyme A |
| ConA | concanavalin A |
| CRD | carbohydrate-recognition domain |
| CS | chondroitin sulfate |
| CTD | carboxy-terminal domain |
| Dol | dolichol |
| DS | dermatan sulfate |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| eIF-2 | elongation factor 2 |
| Endo H | endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase |
| EPO | erythropoietin |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ES | embryonic stem (cells) |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| FITC-WGA | fluorescein isothiocyanate–wheat-germ agglutinin |
| Fru | fructose |
| Fuc | fucose |
| Gal | galactose |
| GAG | glycosaminoglycan |
| GalNAc | N-acetylgalactosamine |
| GC-MS | gas-liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry |
| GDP | guanine diphosphate |
| GlcA | glucuronic acid |
| Glc | glucose |
| Glc-Cer | glucosylceramide |
| GlcNAc | N-acetylglucosamine |
| GlcN | glucosamine |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte macrophage–colony-stimulating factor |
| GMP | guanine monophosphate |
| GPI | glycosylphosphatidylinositol |
| HA | hyaluronic acid |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HEMPAS | hereditary erythrocytic multinuclearity with positive acidified serum test |
| HexA | Hexuronic acid |
| HexNAc | N-acetylhexosamine |
| HIV-1 | human immunodeficiency virus type 1 |
| HPLC | high-pressure liquid chromatography |
| HS | heparan sulfate |
| HSPG | heparan sulfate proteoglycan |
| ICE | interleukin converting enzyme |
| IdoA | iduronic acid |
| IGF-II | insulin-like growth factor-II |
| IgG | immunoglobulin G |
| IgSF | immunoglobulin superfamily |
| KDO | keto-deoxyoctulosonic acid |
| KDN | keto-deoxynonulosonic acid |
| KS | keratan sulfate |
| LAMPs | lysosome-associated membrane proteins |
| LC-MS | liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry |
| LCO | lipochitooligosaccharides |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| Lea | Lewis A |
| Leb | Lewis B |
| Lex | Lewis X |
| LIF | leukemia-inhibitory factor |
| LLO | lipid-linked oligosaccharide |
| LPG | lipophosphoglycan |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAG | myelin-associated glycoprotein |
| Man | mannose |
| MBP | mannose-binding protein |
| MDO | membrane-derived oligosaccharides |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MPR | mannose-6-phosphate receptor |
| MurNAc | N-acetylmuramic acid |
| NAD | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, oxidized |
| NADP | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, oxidized |
| NADPH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, reduced |
| N-CAM | neural cell adhesion molecule |
| NeurAc | N-acetyl neuraminic acid |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| NK | natural killer cells |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| OST | oligosaccharyltransferase |
| PAPS | 3′ phosphoadenyl-5′phosphosulfate |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PDMP | d/l-threo-1-phenyl-2-decanoylamino-3-morpholino-1-propanol |
| PHA | phytohemagglutinin |
| PMM | phosphomannomutase |
| PMI | phosphomannose isomerase |
| PNA | peanut agglutinin |
| PNGase | peptide: N-glycosidase |
| PNH | paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| PSA | polysialic acid |
| PSGL-1 | P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 |
| Rib | ribose |
| RCA | Ricinus communis agglutinin (I or II) |
| RP-HPLC | reverse-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography |
| SAPs | sphingolipid activator proteins |
| SDS-PAGE | sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| Sia | sialic acid |
| SMP | Schwann cell myelin protein |
| SNA | Sambucus nigra agglutinin |
| SSEA | stage-specific embryonic antigens |
| SV40 | simian virus 40 |
| sVSG | soluble-variant surface glycoprotein |
| TF | antigen Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| TH1 | T-helper-1 (cells) |
| TLC | thin-layer chromatography |
| t-PA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| UDP | uridine diphosphate |
| UMP | uridine monophosphate |
| VSG | variant surface glycoprotein |
| WGA | wheat-germ agglutinin |
| Xyl | xylose |
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