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Structural analysis of 20 oligosaccharide-alditols released from the jelly coat of Rana palustris eggs by reductive β-elimination : Characterization of the polymerized sequence [Gal(β1,3)GalNAc(α1–4)]n by Emmanuel Maes; Doina Florea; Alexandra Coppin; Gérard Strecker is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.

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The eggs of amphibians are surrounded by three to eight layers of jelly coats. This extracellular matrix is mainly composed of hydrated mucin‐type glycoproteins. These highly glycosylated molecules are synthesized by oviduct and play an important role in the fertilization process. Recent structural analyses have shown the strict species‐specificity of the O‐linked oligosaccharides which constitute 60–70% of these oviducal mucins. Consequently, these carbohydrate chains represent new phenotypic markers, and from a biological point of view, can influence parasite tropism or can be involved in species‐specific interaction of gametes. The primary structure of 20 oligosaccharide‐alditols, released by alkali/borohydride treatment from the mucin of __Rana palustris__ egg jelly coats, was established by ^1^H and ^13^C‐NMR analysis. Thirteen of these components possess new structures and the polymerization of the sequence Gal(β1–3)GalNAc(α1–4) characterizes the species‐specificity of __R. palustris.__

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Author

Emmanuel Maes; Doina Florea; Alexandra Coppin; Gérard Strecker

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Springer; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Springer-Verlag; Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Springer Verlag; Wiley; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 1432-1327)

Published

1999

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)