Heterogeneous turnover of terminal and core sugars within the carbohydrate chain of dipeptidylaminopeptidase IV isolated from rat liver plasma membrane

Abstract
Dipeptidylaminopeptidase IV, a plasma membrane‐bound glycoprotein, is characterized by an intramolecular hetereneous turover of the protein backbone and carbohydrate chain. The faster turnover of the latter is restricted only to the outer sugars. The inner core sugars D‐mannose and N‐acetyl‐D‐glucosamine turn over at the same rate as the protein backbone