FIGURE 2.13. Conjugation of a monosaccharide to an amino group by formation of an imine.

FIGURE 2.13

Conjugation of a monosaccharide to an amino group by formation of an imine. The filled circle represents any small molecule or macromolecule containing an amine.

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From: Chapter 2, Structural Basis of Glycan Diversity

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Essentials of Glycobiology. 2nd edition.
Varki A, Cummings RD, Esko JD, et al., editors.
Cold Spring Harbor (NY): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; 2009.
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