Acholetin : A newly discovered Poly 1-3 β-D GlcNAc bacterial polysaccharide
Using genomic data and activity-based screening, the researchers identified a glycoside phosphorylase enzyme...
Glycomimetics against Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogens
The collection of glycopedia virtual chapters has been extended with a new contribution Multi-drug resistant...
The Fascinating World of Siglec Proteins
The collection of glycopedia virtual chapters has been extended with a new contribution The Fascinating World...
Mucins Inhibit Coronavirus Infection in a Glycan-Dependent Manner
Mucins are a diverse and heterogeneous family of glycoproteins that comprise the bulk of mucus and the...
The in vitro Synthesis of Cellulose
The implementation of cellulose as a green alternative to classical polymers sparks research on the synthesis...
Recent Advances in Electron Microscopy of Carbohydrate Nanoparticles
Carbohydrate nanoparticles, both naturally derived and synthetic ones, have attracted scientific and...
Exploring the Multifaceted Roles of Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) - New Advances and Further Challenges
Glycosaminoglycans are linear, anionic polysaccharides (GAGs) consisting of repeating disaccharides. GAGs are...
Neutron crystallography reveals mechanisms used by Pseudomonas aeruginosa for host-cell binding
The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a major cause of nosocomial infections, uses...
A Useful Guide to Lectin Binding : Machine-Learning Directed Annotation of 57 Unique Lectin Specificities
Tools to study glycans are rapidly evolving ; however, most of the present knowledge is deeply dependent on...
Spike Protein and the Various Cell-Surface Carbohydrates : An Interaction Study
The SARS-CoV-2 virus enters the host cell through the spike protein that binds to the host ACE2 cell surface...
Chitin and Chitosan in the Bioeconomy
Chitin is the second most abundant natural polymer in the world after cellulose, mainly derived from the food...
The binding of heparin to spike glycoprotein inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection by three mechanisms
Heparin, a naturally occurring glycosaminoglycan, has been found to have antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-....
Modernized uniform representation of carbohydrate molecules in the Protein Data Bank
Carbohydrate molecules present in more than 14,000 Protein Data Bank (PDB) structures have recently been...
Fine-tuning the spike : role of the nature and topology of the glycan shield in the structure and dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2
The dense glycan shield is an essential feature of the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) architecture, the key to immune...
CAZy : 30 years of contributions to the classification of carbohydrate acting enzymes.
Thirty years have elapsed since the emergence of the classification of carbohydrate-active enzymes in...
