Probing the substrate specificity of four different sialyltransferases using synthetic beta-D-Galp-(1-->4)-beta-D-GlcpNAc-(1-->2)-alpha-D-Manp-(1-->O) (CH(2))7CH3 analogues general activating effect of replacing N-acetylglucosamine by N-propionylglucosamine. - Probing the substrate specificity of four different sialyltransferases using synthetic beta-D-Galp-(1-->4)-beta-D-GlcpNAc-(1-->2)-alpha-D-Manp-(1-->O) (CH(2))7CH3 analogues general activating effect of replacing N-acetylglucosamine by N-propionylglucosamine.

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