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Carbohydrates > Glycoconjugates > Glycoproteins > Sialoglycoproteins > Glycophorins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Glycoproteins > Sialoglycoproteins > Glycophorins
Carbohydrates > Glycoconjugates > Glycopeptides > Sialoglycoproteins > Glycophorins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Glycopeptides > Sialoglycoproteins > Glycophorins

Preferred term

Glycophorins  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • beta Sialoglycoprotein
  • beta-Sialoglycoprotein
  • Erythrocyte Sialoglycoproteins
  • Glycoconnectin
  • Glycophorin
  • Red Blood Cell Membrane Sialoglycoprotein
  • Sialoglycoproteins, Erythrocyte

Scope note

  • The major sialoglycoprotein of human erythrocyte membranes. It consists of at least two sialoglycopeptides and is composed of 60% carbohydrate including sialic acid and 40% protein. It is involved in a number of different biological activities including the binding of MN blood groups, influenza viruses, kidney bean phytohemagglutinin, and wheat germ agglutinin.

History note

  • 91(77); was see under SIALOGLYCOPROTEINS 1977-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006021

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