Abstract
THE presence of neutral sugars such as galactose, mannose and L-fucose in several animal sources such as glycoproteins or blood group substances is well known1 but L-rhamnose has not been previously reported as a constituent of mammalian tissues.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Chemistry and Biology of Mucopolysaccharides, edit. by Wolstenholme, G. E. W., and O'Connor, M. (Little Brown Co., Boston, 1958).
Dische, Z., and Shettles, L. B., J. Biol. Chem., 175, 595 (1948).
Partridge, S. M., Biochem. J., 42, 238 (1948).
French, D., and Wild, G. M., J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 75, 2612 (1953).
Trevelgam, W. E., Procter, D. P., and Harrison, J. S., Nature, 166, 444 (1950).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
MALAWISTA, I., DAVIDSON, E. Isolation and Identification of Rhamnose from Rabbit Skin. Nature 192, 871–872 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192871a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/192871a0
This article is cited by
-
Catabolism of l-rhamnose in A. nidulans proceeds via the non-phosphorylated pathway and is glucose repressed by a CreA-independent mechanism
Microbial Cell Factories (2020)
-
Digoxin-like inhibitors of active sodium transport and blood pressure: The current status
Kidney International (1994)
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.
