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Sugar Components of Blood and Urinary Glycoproteins: Confirmation of the Presence of Fucose by a New Reaction

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DURING the course of a systematic study of the carbohydrate constituents of some glycoproteins of human and animal origin, a number of unexpected component sugars have been separated by paper chromatography. In particular, the presence of fucose has been definitely demonstrated in human serum mucoprotein and in normal human urinary proteins.

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WALDRON, D. Sugar Components of Blood and Urinary Glycoproteins: Confirmation of the Presence of Fucose by a New Reaction. Nature 170, 461–462 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170461b0

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