Carbohydrate moieties of proteins

Ethanol impairs monosaccharide uptake and affects the synthesis, intracellular transport, sub-cellular distribution and secretion of these glycoproteins, suggesting alterations in glycosyla-tion. Ethanol has been shown to increase the uptake of monosaccharides and the protein levels of GLUTl but decreased those of mannosidase II. It alters the carbohydrate moiety of proteins and increases cell surface glycoproteins containing terminal mannose [83]. 

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