Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have recently developed a ...

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Scientists have created a novel technology for developing antibody (M6P) conjugates without enzyme modification in vitro, ...

Sialic acid levels on antibodies reduce flu severity by controlling inflammation, not viral replication. This discovery could ...

Researchers at Stanford Medicine found that people who produce more sialic acid tend to have milder flu symptoms.

Sewed into or stapled onto larger molecules, they provide structural support, stability or signaling capability. As many as four molecules of a particular sugar called sialic acid may get snapped into ...

As many as four molecules of a particular sugar called sialic acid may get snapped into place as final links on an IgG molecule's branching sugar chains. How many actually do can make a big ...

We may be overestimating the association between gut bacteria and disease, machine learning study finds Date: November 13, 2024 Source: Cell Press Summary: Many bacterial-linked illnesses, such as ...

State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Chemical Biology Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and ...

The configuration that places the carboxylate in the axial position is the alpha-anomer. The alpha-anomer is the form that is found when sialic acid is bound to glycans. However, in solution, it is ...