Selenium polysaccharides have attracted significant interest due to their superior function to that of individual polysaccharides. However, limited research has compared the protective effects of different selenium polysaccharides from different ...
Weilan Gao+8 more
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Is density functional theory accurate for lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase enzymes? [PDF]
The lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) enzymes boost polysaccharide depolymerization through oxidative chemistry, which has fueled the hope for more energy-efficient production of biofuel. We have recently proposed a mechanism for the oxidation of the polysaccharide substrate (Hedeg{\aa}rd & Ryde, Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 3866).
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Beyond Risk: Bacterial Biofilms and Their Regulating Approaches
Bacterial biofilms are complex surface attached communities of bacteria held together by self-produced polymer matrixs mainly composed of polysaccharides, secreted proteins, and extracellular DNAs. Bacterial biofilm formation is a complex process and can
Musa Hassan Muhammad+8 more
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Masking the Pathogen: Evolutionary Strategies of Fungi and Their Bacterial Counterparts
Pathogens reduce immune recognition of their cell surfaces using a variety of inert structural polysaccharides. For example, capsular polysaccharides play critical roles in microbial survival strategies.
Yoon-Dong Park, Peter R. Williamson
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Bacterial biofilms are surface-attached communities that are difficult to eradicate due to a high tolerance to antimicrobial agents. The use of non-biocidal surface-active compounds to prevent the initial adhesion and aggregation of bacterial pathogens ...
Joaquín Bernal-Bayard+14 more
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Transcriptomic Studies Reveal that the Rhizobium leguminosarum Serine/Threonine Protein Phosphatase PssZ has a Role in the Synthesis of Cell-Surface Components, Nutrient Utilization, and Other Cellular Processes [PDF]
Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii is a soil bacterium capable of establishing symbiotic associations with clover plants (Trifolium spp.). Surface polysaccharides, transport systems, and extracellular components synthesized by this bacterium are ...
Janczarek, Monika+2 more
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The exploitation of macroalgal biomass, as a source of antibacterial drugs, would result into the valuable transformation of waste into an economic resource. Ethanol and water extracts or polysaccharides, from nine DNA-barcoded macroalgae (2 Chlorophyta,
Carmen Rizzo+12 more
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Labeling of Polysaccharides with Biotin and Fluorescent Dyes
Examples of labeling polysaccharides at hydroxyl groups are described in this paper, which are especially in demand for molecules with a blocked reducing end.
Alexander Tuzikov+8 more
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Slowdown of the surface diffusion during early stages of bacterial colonization [PDF]
We study the surface diffusion of the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC $6803$ during the incipient stages of cell contact with a glass surface in the dilute regime. We observe a twitching motility with alternating immobile "tumble" and mobile "run" periods, resulting in a normal diffusion described by a continuous time random walk with a ...
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Identification of Carbohydrate Metabolism Genes in the Metagenome of a Marine Biofilm Community Shown to Be Dominated by Gammaproteobacteria and Bacteroidetes [PDF]
Polysaccharides are an important source of organic carbon in the marine environment and degradation of the insoluble and globally abundant cellulose is a major component of the marine carbon cycle.
Connolly, John+7 more
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