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SUBMITTER: Vidal-Melgosa S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7896085 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20210219 1
The formation of sinking particles in the ocean, which promote carbon sequestration into deeper water and sediments, involves algal polysaccharides acting as an adhesive, binding together molecules, cells and minerals. These as yet unidentified adhesive polysaccharides must resist degradation by bacterial enzymes or else they dissolve and particles disassemble before exporting carbon. Here, using monoclonal antibodies as analytical tools, we trace the abundance of 27 polysaccharide epitopes in d ...[more]