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Check out fascinating insights on nature’s most abundant polymers in our latest blog post.
🌱 Cellulose
🦀 Chitin (found in insects & fungi)
💪 Hyaluronan
🍚 Starch
🦠 Peptidoglycan
#Glycobiology #Science #Biochemistry #Nature #CellBiology #Glycotime
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In our latest Interesting Fact Post learn about Mitochondrial Glycoproteins!
Think #mitochondria don't have #glycoproteins? Think again! New research shows O-GlcNAc modifications are key to: Energy Brain Health, Development
Read: https://research.bidmc.org/ncfg/blog/25-facts-about-mitochondrial-glycoproteins
💡 Have you ever wondered how many N-Glycans or #glycoproteins there are on cells?
The numbers are massive: calculations suggest about 20 to 200 million N-glycans per human cell!
Read the full blog post: https://research.bidmc.org/ncfg/blog/24-facts-about-number-glycoproteins-and-n-glycans-cell
Have you heard of sugar alcohols, such as erythritol, sorbitol, mannitol and xylitol? These are commonly used as artificial sweeteners. Learn more about these interesting small sugars and where they are found in our latest blog post, https://research.bidmc.org/ncfg/blog/23-facts-about-sugar-alcohols
#glycans #glycotime #glycosylation #science #artificialsweeteners
🤯 Did you know proteins inside cells can be glycosylated?! 🔬 Our latest blog post dives into the surprising world of intra-cellular protein glycosylation & its vital role in everything from gene expression to cell survival. Learn about O-GlcNAc & more!
👉 https://research.bidmc.org/ncfg/blog/21-facts-about-intracellular-protein-glycosylation
#glycans #proteinmodification #glycosylation #posttranslationalmodification #cellbiology #science #glycotime
📢New article alert! 'Blood group O expression in normal tissues and tumors', just published in FEBS Journal, highlights findings using our lamprey-derived monoclonal antibodies towards specific H antigen epitopes. Check out the paper to see the interesting and surprising staining seen in different cells and tissues: https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/febs.70172
Antifreeze glycoproteins: not just for fish! 🤔 They could revolutionize food preservation and organ cryopreservation. Read more about this exciting potential in our latest interesting fact: https://research.bidmc.org/ncfg/blog/19-facts-about-antifreeze-glycoproteins-afgps
Explosions, allergies, & more! 🤯 Polysaccharides are more surprising than you think!
Read our latest interesting facts about Dangerous Carbohydrates: https://research.bidmc.org/ncfg/blog/18-facts-about-dangerous-carbohydrates
📢 Our latest work describing a new versatile click chemistry glycan linker which enabled us to create glycan derivatives for use in microarrays, Luminex (bead based arrays) and ELISA assays.
Check it out in @acs.org ACS Central Science https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.4c02124
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