Glycan

Word GLYCAN
Character 6
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Definitions and meanings of "Glycan"

What do we mean by glycan?

Any of a group of sugar molecules that are freestanding as oligosaccharides or polysaccharides or are combined in conjugates, as in glycoproteins. noun

Any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, epsecially one that is part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid noun

(cabrohydrate) Any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid.

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The word "glycan" in example sentences

The team also showed that as flu viruses circulate, they develop a kind of shield called a glycan that protects them from the body's immune system. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The GnT-4a enzyme is required to synthesize a glycan structure that holds the glucose transporter in place at the beta cell surface. ❋ Unknown (2006)

We show that the murine GlcNAcT-IVa glycosyltransferase is required for Glut-2 residency on the β cell surface by constructing a cell-type- and glycoprotein-specific N-glycan ligand for pancreatic lectin receptors. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Loss of GlcNAcT-IVa, or the addition of glycan-ligand mimetics, attenuates Glut-2 cell-surface half-life, provoking endocytosis with redistribution into endosomes and lysosomes. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Develop and validate cell based activity methods for protein analysis, glycosylation (glycan isoforms & sialic acid) and heterogeneity ( C & N terminal sequencing, peptide mapping and size exclusion chromatography). ❋ Unknown (2011)

Enhancement of fruit shelf life by suppressing N-glycan processing enzymes in this week's PNAS, post-harvest fruit and vegetable softening is a big problem, with losses accounting for almost 50% of all produce in developing countries. ❋ Genetic Maize Anastasia (2010)

Aslam H, Tear G, Casanova J (2005) mummy/cystic encodes an enzyme required for chitin and glycan synthesis, involved in trachea, embryonic cuticle and CNS development-analysis of its role in Drosophila tracheal morphogenesis. ❋ Michaela Norum Et Al. (2010)

"Enhancement of fruit shelf life by suppressing N-glycan processing enzymes" by Meli, et.al. RNAi can be used just about any time you want to turn off a gene - it's even being tested for human use to help combat genetic diseases. ❋ Genetic Maize Anastasia (2010)

PA401 is a glycan-binding decoy protein based on human chemokine IL-8 (CXCL8), which has shown potent anti-inflammatory activity in both chronic and acute preclinical models of lung inflammation. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Enhancement of fruit shelf life by suppressing N-glycan processing enzymes, ❋ Biofortified Anastasia Bodnar (2010)

ProtAffin AG, a biotechnology company developing a novel class of biopharmaceutical products that act by targeting cell-surface glycan structures, today announced it has signed a manufacturing contract with CMC Biologics 'Danish operations, located in Copenhagen, Denmark for manufacture of its lead product PA401 for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Dr. Szabo and his colleagues, however, used PCT to accelerate N-linked glycan release by peptides using the enzyme N-Glycosidase F, also known as PNGase F. Membrane proteins represent one of the most appealing targets for cancer detection and therapy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Enhancement of fruit shelf life by suppressing N-glycan processing enzymes ❋ Genetic Maize Anastasia (2010)

PA401 is a glycan-binding anti-inflammatory decoy version of human IL-8 and therefore represents a promising new approach to reducing the IL-8 driven inflammation, present in ❋ Unknown (2010)

This image shows the overexpression of cancer-associated glycan structures (green) on proteins in cancer cells. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In contrast to the 1918 and 2009 viruses, when the investigators analyzed the structure of seasonal flu strains that had circulated between 1977 and 2008, they found that 97.8 percent had one glycan molecule covering the HA's head, while 87.8 percent of the strains had two glycans. ❋ PhysOrg Team (2010)

This antigenic site plays a crucial role in conferring specificity to galactose of the human α2-6 sialylated glycan receptor ❋ Makoto Kuroda Et Al. (2010)

In a series of experiments and computer modeling studies, Dr. Nabel and his team determined that both pandemic viruses lack a cap of sugar (glycan) molecules at two specific spots on the top of HA's globular head. ❋ PhysOrg Team (2010)

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