On 4 Apr 1995 13:48:50 GMT Steven Pirie-Shepherd wrote:
> From: Steven Pirie-Shepherd <srps at galactose.mc.duke.edu>
> Date: 4 Apr 1995 13:48:50 GMT
> Subject: Sialyl Lewis!?
> To: "bionet.glycosci mail newsgroup" <bionet-news at dl.ac.uk>
>> I need to know the structure of the tetrasaccharide sialyl Lewis ^x. I
> have tried searching Databases for this term but all I find are elusively
> interesting threads relating to inflammation and the acute phase
> response. Can someone please enlighten me as to what exactly this
> tetrasaccharide is?
>Another victim of Glycospeak! Room for an FAQ here?
The structure is:
NeuNAc-alpha-2,3-Gal-beta-1,4-(Fuc-alpha-1,3-)GlcNAc
It should be in the CarbBank database but I haven't checked.
David Ashford.
