UniLectin3D : An Interactive Lectin Database

Chemical Reviews : Carbohydrate Chemistry

The landscape of carbohydrate chemistry is changing rapidly as the creative tools available for enzymatic...

Physical biology of the cancer cell glycocalyx

The glycocalyx coating the outside of most cells is a polymer meshwork comprising proteins and complex sugar...

Bradyrhizobium Lipid A

Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are potent activator of the innate immune response through the binding to the...

Pectin RGI-rhamnosyltransferases

Cell walls made mainly of polysaccharides are a distinguishing feature of plants. They play vital roles in...

Exploring Drugbank in Virtual Reality Chemical Space

The recent general availability of low-cost virtual reality headsets, and accompanying 3D engine support,...

A Mini-Lectin Recognizes N-Glycans with α1,6 linked Fucose

The mini fungal lectin PhoSL was recombinantly produced and characterized. Despitealengthofonly40amino acids,...

The avidity of Norovirus Towards α-Fucose Riched Oligosaccharides

Norovirus infection routes in humans direct the pathogen to gastrointestinal epithelia via recognition of...

Studying Glycobiology at the Single-Molecule Level

Attempts to elucidate the roles of carbohydrate-associated structures in biology have led to the distinct...

Nanocarbon-Based Glycoconjugates as Multivalent Inhibitors of Ebola Virus Infection

Nanocarbon platforms offer a wide range of possibilities to mimic viruses in their ability to interact via...

Glycosylation and Integrin Regulation in Cancer

Integrins are transmembrane receptors coordinate the extracellular matrix (ECM)–cell and cell-cell...

Automated Chemical Assembly of Oligosaccharides.

Advances in carbohydrate chemistry have certainly made common oligosaccharides much more accessible. However,...

Effect of Noncanonical Amino Acids on Protein−Carbohydrate-Interactions

Under the title : "Effect of Noncanonical Amino Acids on Protein−Carbohydrate Interactions" the article...

Current Characterization Methods for Cellulose Nanomaterials

Cellulose nanomaterials constitute a new family of materials comprised of cellulose. They have properties and...

Polysaccharide-based Fibers and Composites

This book embraces a collection of chapters that discuss the potential uses of polysaccharides such as fibers...