41. Pancreatic alpha-amylase hydrolyzes complex starches to oligosaccharides in the lumen of the small intestine. 42. "' Sialyltransferases "'are enzymes that transfer sialic acid to nascent oligosaccharide . 43. The biosynthesis of disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides involves the action of hundreds of different glycosyltransferases. 44. Oligosaccharide branching increases with age, thus adults have mostly " I antigen ".45. These oligosaccharides mimic the carbohydrate epitopes present in longer repeat units found in bacterial capsular polysaccharides. 46. The saccharides are divided into four chemical groups : monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides , and polysaccharides. 47. It differs from endogenous erythropoietin ( EPO ) by containing two more N-linked oligosaccharide chains. 48. The result of glycosyl transfer can be a carbohydrate, glycoside, oligosaccharide , or a polysaccharide. 49. The allergen is a superfamily member; chain 2 is a glycoprotein with N-linked oligosaccharides . 50. The biosynthesis of disaccharides, oligosaccharides , and polysaccharides involves the action of hundreds of different glycosyltransferases.
