Glycan Diversity in Fungi, Bacteria and Sea Organisms

• Main Author: Eliana Barreto-Bergter (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Fungal pathogens; sea organisms; NMR; innate immunity; Mass Spectrometry; sulfated polysaccharides; carbohydrate-based drug development; Pattern Recognition Receptors; Plant-Bacterium Interaction; Adhesion; fungal glycoconjugates
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The cell surface of fungi, bacteria and sea organisms is highly glycosylated. These glycans are oligo- or polysaccharide molecules that can be secreted or attached to protein or lipids forming glycoconjugates. They present extraordinary structural diversity that could explain their involvement in ma...