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Carbohydrate is attached at five sites in the constant sequence region of the µ heavy chain of human IgM. The oligosaccharides are of two kinds, simple and complex, and affect the conformation and properties of macroglobulins.
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SHIMIZU, A., PUTNAM, F., PAUL, C. et al. Structure and Role of the Five Glycopeptides of Human IgM Immunoglobulins. Nature New Biology 231, 73–76 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio231073a0
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