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SUBMITTER: Nagae M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3975366 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nagae Masamichi M Yamaguchi Yoshiki Y
International journal of molecular sciences 20140303 3
Linear polysaccharides are typically composed of repeating mono- or disaccharide units and are ubiquitous among living organisms. Polysaccharide diversity arises from chain-length variation, branching, and additional modifications. Structural diversity is associated with various physiological functions, which are often regulated by cognate polysaccharide-binding proteins. Proteins that interact with linear polysaccharides have been identified or developed, such as galectins and polysaccharide-sp ...[more]