sialyloituneista
Sialyloituneista, also known as sialylated glycoproteins or sialoglycoproteins, are a class of molecules that play crucial roles in various biological processes. These complex molecules consist of a protein backbone heavily decorated with carbohydrate chains, or glycans, which are themselves modified with sialic acid residues. Sialic acids are a family of nine-carbon acidic monosaccharides, with N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) being the most common. The presence of sialic acid at the terminal positions of these glycans is a defining characteristic of sialyloituneista.
The diversity of sialyloituneista arises from the variations in their protein structures, the types and lengths
Changes in the sialylation patterns of glycoproteins are frequently observed in diseases, including cancer and inflammatory