(a) The initially proposed antifreeze xylomannan; (b) the other three types of possible xylomannan glycans; (c) schematic illustration of the iterative exponential glycan growth (IEGG) strategy.

Study: Identification and characterisation of vaginal bacteria-glycan interactions implicated in reproductive tract health and pregnancy outcomes. Image credit: Arif biswas/Shutterstock.com A recent ...

Gifu University scientists have uncovered how a brain-specific enzyme reshapes protein-linked sugar chains to facilitate the formation of complex glycans essential for normal brain function. These ...