VIII
Contents
Supplemental Readings
Molecular Mimicry
171
and References
132
Disorders of Red Blood Cell Membrane
Skeleton
171
CHAPTER
9
Simple Carbohydrates
9.1
Classification
133
Monosaccharides
133
Some Physiologically Important Monosaccharide
Derivatives
139
Sugar Alcohols
139
Sugar Acids
140
Amino Sugars
141
Sugar Phosphates
142
Deoxy Sugars
142
Glycosides
143
Disaccharides
144
Polysaccharides
147
Supplemental Readings
and References
151
CHAPTER
10
Heteropolysaccharides I: Glycoproteins
and Glycolipids
10.1
Glycoproteins
153
10.2
Cell Membrane Constituents
156
10.3
Cell-Surface Glycoproteins
161
Red Blood Cell Membrane and Membrane
Skeleton Proteins
163
Blood Group Antigens
166
10.4
Serum Glycoproteins
168
10.5
Molecular Mimicry of Oligosaccharides
and Host Susceptibility
170
Supplemental Readings
and References
170
Extracellular Matrix
170
Blood Group Antigens
170
CHAPTER
11
Heteropolysaccharides II:
Proteoglycans and Peptidoglycans
11.1
Protein Fibers and Proteoglycans
173
Collagen
173
Collagen Types
173
Structure and Function
174
Turnover of Collagen and Tissue Repair
178
Elastin
179
Structure and Function
179
Turnover of Elastin
181
Proteoglycans
182
Types, Structures, and Functions of
Glycosaminoglycans
182
Turnover of Proteoglycans and Role
ofLysosomes
186
Mucopolysaccharidoses
187
11.2
Peptidoglycans
188
Lysis of Peptidoglycans hy Lysozymes
193
11.3
Lectins
194
Supplemental Readings
and References
195
CHAPTER
12
Gastrointestinal Digestion
and Absorption
12.1
Anatomy and Physiology of
the Gl Tract
197
Mouth and Esophagus
197
Stomach
198
Small Intestine
199
Formation, Secretion, and Composition
of Bile
199
Exocrine Pancreatic Secretion
201
