Agnė Krupinskaitė, Rūta Stanislauskienė, Pijus Serapinas, Rasa Rutkienė, Renata Gasparavičiūtė, Rolandas Meškys, Jonita Stankevičiūtė
In various life forms, fucose-containing glycans play vital roles in immune recognition, developmental processes, plant immunity, and host-microbe interactions. Together with glucose, galactose, N -acetylglucosamine, and sialic acid, fucose is a significant component of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). Fucosylated HMOs benefit infants by acting as prebiotics, preventing pathogen attachment, and potentially protecting against infections, including HIV. Although the need for fucosylated derivatives is clear, their availability is limited...
January 9, 2024: International Journal of Molecular Sciences