The host-adapted human pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the causative agent of
gonorrhoea. Consistent with its proposed evolution from an ancestral commensal bacterium …

Sialic acids are cytoprotectors, mainly localized on the surface of cell membranes with
multiple and outstanding cell biological functions. The history of their structural analysis …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection is an important public health issue, with an annual global
incidence of 87 million. N. gonorrhoeae infection causes significant morbidity and can have …

Sialic acids are a diverse family of monosaccharides widely expressed on all cell surfaces of
vertebrates and so‐called “higher” invertebrates, and on certain bacteria that interact with …

The rapid recognition of intravenously injected colloidal carriers, such as liposomes and
polymeric nanospheres from the blood by Kupffer cells, has initiated a surge of development …

The glycan chains of vertebrate glycoconjugates are composed mostly of five-and six-
carbon sugars. One striking exception is the family of sialic acids (Sia), which are R-keto …

Sialic acids are a subset of nonulosonic acids, which are nine-carbon α-keto aldonic acids.
Natural existing sialic acid-containing structures are presented in different sialic acid forms …

The complement system is an essential component of the innate immune system that
participates in elimination of pathogens and altered host cells and comprises an essential …

The serum protein complement factor H (FH) ensures downregulation of the complement
alternative pathway, a branch of innate immunity, upon interaction with specific glycans on …

Sialic acid occupies the terminal position within glycan molecules on the surfaces of many
vertebrate cells, where it functions in diverse cellular processes such as intercellular …