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Glycoproteins, Glycolipids and Cellular Recognition

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Biological Membranes

Part of the book series: Tertiary Level Biology ((TLB))

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animal cell plasma membranes contain asymmetrically-distributed glycoproteins and glycolipids which extend their carbohydrate-bearing portions directly into the extracellular environment, and there is currently a great deal of interest in the possible involvement of such molecules in the many aspects of cell recognition. The cell membranes of bacteria, fungi and higher plants are, in general, in contact with a complex carbohydrate-rich cell wall which complicates characterization of sugar-containing plasma membrane components. The cell wall, moreover, shields the underlying membrane from direct interaction with the cell surroundings, and the present chapter will accordingly be mainly concerned with the structure and function of the glycolipids and glycoproteins of animal cell plasma membranes.

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    Roger Harrison M.A., Ph.D. (Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry) & George G. Lunt B.Sc., Ph.D. (Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry)

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Harrison, R., Lunt, G.G. (1980). Glycoproteins, Glycolipids and Cellular Recognition. In: Biological Membranes. Tertiary Level Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4616-7_7

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