Title: Osmo-regulated periplasmic glucans found in Escherichia coli (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

Title: Osmo-regulated periplasmic glucans found in Escherichia coli

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Osmo-regulated periplasmic glucans (OPGs) are known to be vital for conferring pathogenicity to Gram-negative bacteria. The main chain of OPGs is β-1,2-linked glucooligosaccharide. The detailed positions of β-1,6-glucose side chains in this diagram were not elucidated.

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Masahiro Nakajima, Tokyo University of Science

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