N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine is the initial O-linked sugar to many serine and threonine residues in protein glycosylation.
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Applications
N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine is the initial O-linked sugar to many serine and threonine residues in protein glycosylation.
Solubility
Soluble in water at 50mg/ml
Notes
Light Sensitive & Hygroscopic. Keep container tightly closed. Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers.
RUO – Research Use Only
Halina Lis.; Ben-Ami Sela.; Leo Sachs.; Nathan Sharon. Specific inhibition by N-acetyl-d-galactosamine of the interaction between soybean agglutinin and animal cell surfaces. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1970, 211, (3), 582-585.
Ben-Ami Sela.; Halina Lis.; Nathan Sharon.; Leo Sachs. Quantitation of Full-size image (<1 K) sites on the surface membrane of normal and transformed mammalian cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1971, 249, (2), 564-568.