Polysaccharide-containing Cell-wall Polymers of Archaea
Part 5. Polysaccharides
Prof. Dr. Helmut König,
Prof. Dr. Helmut König
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Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Weinforschung, Mainz, Germany, D-55099
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Helmut König,
Prof. Dr. Helmut König
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Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Weinforschung, Mainz, Germany, D-55099
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 15 January 2005
Abstract
- Introduction
- Historical Outline
- Chemical Structure
- Glutaminylglycan
- Heteropolysaccharide
- Methanochondroitin
- Pseudomurein
- S-Layer
- Lipoglycan
- Occurrence
- Functions
- Biochemistry
- Biosynthesis
- Pseudomurein
- Methanochondroitin
- S-layer Glycoproteins
- Biological Activity
- Pseudomurein
- Biosynthesis
- Molecular Genetics
- Biodegradation
- Methanochondroitin
- Pseudomurein
- Production (Producers, World market, Applications, Patents)
- Outlook and Perspectives
- Acknowledgements
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