Taking a walk to find new mucinases

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作者：

Fushinobu, Shinya ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Univ Tokyo, Dept Biotechnol, Tokyo, Japan

来源：

NATURE CATALYSIS | 2024年 / 7卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1038/s41929-024-01145-0

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Gut microbes have enzymes that break down the heavily glycosylated mucin protein of host animals, but known enzymes recognize only one glycan chain. Now, bioinformatic exploration has uncovered a family of mucinases that targets dense sugar residues.

引用

页码：345 / 346

页数：2

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