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When glycans start attracting general attention, the main features of glycobiology are described displaying the large panorama of functions and associated difficulties and challenges. With glycans being so little understood, there is plenty to learn.
According to Ajit Varki: “Glycoscientists are like kids in a candy shop. But the bad part is there aren’t many kids in the shop”
recognize sialic acid residues on cell surfaces. Pathogens and tumor cells exploit Siglecs to evade...
Glycans are flexible molecules that can adopt multiple conformations, granting them significant biological versatility. However,...
Cellulose, a pivotal component of plant cell walls, is a widely studied biologically derived material...
Fares, M., Imberty, A. & Titz, A Bacteria often utilize their lectins to promote pathogenesis....
