Shirono H, Koga J, Uemura H, Matsuo A
Biotechnology Research Laboratories, JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Japan.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 1994 Sep;58(9):1714-5. doi: 10.1271/bbb.58.1714.
We found that interferon-alpha produced by human leukocytes contained four subtypes that were glycosylated by N-linkages according to the results of lectin blot analysis. These glycosylated subtypes were type H or type omega and their sugar moieties had no relation to their biological activities.