Statistical analysis of the Bacterial Carbohydrate Structure Data Base (BCSDB): Characteristics and diversity of bacterial carbohydrates in comparison with mammalian glycans

BACKGROUND: There are considerable differences between bacterial and mammalian glycans. In contrast to most eukaryotic carbohydrates, bacterial glycans are often composed of repeating units with diverse functions ranging from structural reinforcement to adhesion, colonization and camouflage. Since b...

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Autores principales: Herget, Stephan, Toukach, Philip V, Ranzinger, René, Hull, William E, Knirel, Yuriy A, von der Lieth, Claus-Wilhelm
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2543016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18694500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6807-8-35

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