Alginates from Bacteria
Part 5. Polysaccharides
Dr. Bernd H. A. Rehm,
Dr. Bernd H. A. Rehm
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Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Mikrobiologie, Corrensstraβe 3, Münster, Germany, 48149
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Bernd H. A. Rehm,
Dr. Bernd H. A. Rehm
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- +49-251-8339848 | Fax: +49-251-8338388
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Mikrobiologie, Corrensstraβe 3, Münster, Germany, 48149
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
- Introduction
- Historical Outline
- Chemical Structures
- Biosynthetic Pathway of the Alginate Precursor, GDP-Mannuronic Acid
- Genetics of Alginate Biosynthesis
- Regulation of Alginate Biosynthesis
- Environmentally Induced Activation of alg Genes
- Genotypic Switch
- Polymerization and Export of the Alginate Chain
- Alginate-Modifying Enzymes
- Mannuronan C-5-epimerases
- Functional Differences
- The Biotechnological Potential
- O-Transacetylases
- Alginate Lyases
- Reaction Mechanism
- Function in Alginate-Producing Bacteria
- Structure–Function Analysis
- Substrate-Binding and Catalytic Sites
- Future Applications
- Mannuronan C-5-epimerases
- The Role of Alginate in Biofilm Formation
- The Applied Potential of Bacterial Alginates
- Acknowledgments
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