N-Acetylglucosamine Functions in Cell Signaling

The amino sugar N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) is well known for the important structural roles that it plays at the cell surface. It is a key component of bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan, fungal cell wall chitin, and the extracellular matrix of animal cells. Interestingly, recent studies have also...

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Main Author: James B. Konopka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Scientifica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.6064/2012/489208
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