Blar i forfatter Mastergradsoppgaver i kjemi "Berg, Tor Olav"
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Characterization of a neuraminic acid synthase from the psychrophilic organism Moritella viscosa
Berg, Tor Olav (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-15)Sialic acids are family of nine carbon α-keto acids found to have important roles mammals and bacteria. They are negatively charged sugars which have found to play critical roles in the cognitive development, as well as being a part of the innate immune system and being targets for pathogens. Mammalian cells express sialic acids to confer self to the immune system, a trait being exploited by some ...