Scientists from Würzburg have synthesized a complex sugar molecule which specifically binds to the tumor protein Galectin-1. This could help to recognize tumors at an early stage and to combat them in a targeted manner.
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A newly discovered protein from a fungus is able to suppress the innate immune system of plants. This has been reported by research teams from Cologne and Würzburg in the journal "Nature Communications".
MehrThe publishing house De Gruyter asked Jürgen Seibel, professor of organic chemistry at the University of Würzburg, to succeed Nikolaus Amrhein (ETH Zürich) as Editor-in-Chief of the well-established journal "Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C – Journal of Biosciences".
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Scientists from the University of Würzburg have managed to take a unique look at the membranes of human cells using a new technique. This technique that they have devised makes individual saccharified proteins and lipids visible at the molecular level.
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Researchers from Würzburg and Braunschweig have deciphered how a particular enzyme naturally constructs large sugar molecules. Armed with this knowledge they can now produce customized sugar for use in the food industry as prebiotics.
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