Research highlights
From 2006-2011, the Consortium for Functional Glycomics (CFG) and the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) collaborated to provide the Functional Glycomics Update, a one-stop resource with monthly updates on the latest developments in glycobiology. Here, access the complete archive of Research Highlights, short accessible pieces that put into context must-read papers related to Functional Glycomics. Original pieces created by NPG as part of the NPG-CFG partnership are subject to copyright by the Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited; used with permission.
July 2009
N-linked glycosylation: Reducing options
An oligosyltransferase subunit regulates substrate recognition and conformation with a redox-sensitive loop.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (2009)
doi:10.1038/fg.2009.25Fructose: Bad sugar's good deeds
Metabolites of fructose protect against oxidative damage in astroglial cells exposed to hydrogen peroxide.
Functional Glycomics Gateway (2009)
doi:10.1038/fg.2009.26
