GlycanAge Blog: Glycoscience · Page 6
Learn about the science of glycans and their impact on health, aging, and disease. Explore groundbreaking research and medical advancements!
Have Glycans Finally Found a Place in Medicine?
Complex sugar molecules called glycans are an essential component to life as we know it since they are estimated to be the most abundant class of organic molecules on Earth. They are present in all domains of life, taking different shapes and sizes – from a single monosaccharide to the complex polysaccharides containi…
Published:March 26, 2020
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Intestinal Microbiota and Glycosylation
The human colon is extensively colonized with bacteria, fungi, and viruses. This colony of commensal, symbiotic and pathogenic microorganisms remains stable throughout the years but can change in some diseases (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease, HIV infection) and as a result of different environmental factors (e.g., d…
Published:March 25, 2020
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Glycomic Diversity of Homogenous Cell Populations
Published:March 24, 2020
A Targeted Approach to Determining the Human Glycome
Published:March 24, 2020
Glycomes of Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases
Published:March 24, 2020
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Glycans as Biomarkers and Functional Effectors in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases
Published:March 24, 2020
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The Human Glycome Project
Published:March 24, 2020
Genes Regulating Variation of Protein N-Glycosylation in Human Populations
Published:March 23, 2020
Glycans and Influenza
Viral infection typically begins by one or more of viral glycan-binding proteins (lectins) recognizing and binding the glycans on the surface of our cells.
Published:March 22, 2020
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Sugar-Coated Proteins Affecting Inflammation in Our Body
It is common knowledge that genes influence our behaviour and characteristics. Genes are DNA blueprints that are used to build proteins - molecules that are essential for life. Proteins perform many different functions in our body, such as important structural roles (for example our hair is built from proteins called …
Published:February 26, 2020
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