Illustration depicting the binding of cyclic β-1,2-glucan to Chy400_4166 (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

Illustration depicting the binding of cyclic β-1,2-glucan to Chy400_4166

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Detailed analysis of how cyclic β-1,2-glucan binds to Chy400_4166, a solute-binding protein of ABC transporter, offers key insights into the transport mechanisms many bacteria use to utilize these functionally diverse sugars.

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Associate Professor Masahiro Nakajima and Professor Hidetaka Torigoe from Tokyo University of Science, Japan

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