Glycoconjugate conformations

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J. Montreuil and J. F. C. Vliegenthart, Primary Structure and Conformation of Glycans N-Glycosidically Linked to Peptidic Chains, Proc. Int. Siimp. Glycoconjugates, 4th, Woods Hole, 1977, Academic Press, New York, 1979, pp. 35-78. 

Complete introductions to the chemistry and to the structural diversity of CBHs, glycoconjugates, and glycans can be found in the literature [2, 3, 28]. Here we present only the basic properties of mono- and oligosaccharides relevant for gas-phase spectroscopy and necessary to follow the discussions which follow. We begin by introducing the main actors of this chapter, their naming, atomic numbering, and conformational notation. 

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