Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is emerging as the next potential pandemic. Different
microorganisms, including the bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii, Clostridioides difficile …

The surface of cells is coated with a dense layer of glycans, known as the cell glycocalyx.
The complex glycans in the glycocalyx are involved in various biological events, such as …

Over the past several years, there have been remarkable advances in our understanding of
how commensal organisms shape host immunity. Although the full cast of immunogenic …

The zwitterionic Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 polysaccharide (Sp1) is an important
anchor point for our immune system to act against streptococcal infections. Antibodies can …

This review is the sixth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of
MALDI mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates and brings …

During the last decade there has been a growing interest in glycoimmunology, a relatively
new research field dealing with the specific interactions of carbohydrates with the immune …

Carbohydrates are regarded as promising targets for vaccine development against
infectious disease because cell surface glycans on many infectious agents are attributed to …

The synthesis of the Staphylococcus aureus strain M capsular polysaccharide repeating unit
is reported. A postglycosylation oxidation strategy was utilized for the construction of the α …

The tetrasaccharide repeating unit of zwitterionic polysaccharide A1 (PS A1) from
Bacteroides fragilis ATCC 25285/NCTC 9343 has been synthesized using a linear …

Infections with Streptococcus pneumoniae are a major health burden. Glycoconjugate
vaccines based on capsular polysaccharides (CPSs) successfully protect from infection, but …