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Two recent papers (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.04.023 and https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03566-4) extend the definition of glycoconjugates to new classes of carbohydrate containing molecules and show how dynamic is the field of glycoscience.
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Adamo, R. Broadening the concept of glycoconjugates: glycoRNA and ubiquitinylated lipopolysaccharide. Glycoconj J 38, 609–610 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10719-021-10006-y
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