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Carbohydrates (also known as sugars) are molecules consisting of a basic unit, usually a six-membered ring, containing carbon and oxygen, either alone (monosaccharides) or joined together (disaccharides, oligosaccharides, or polysaccharides). They have various biological functions, including energy storage, protein modification and regulation, and act as structural components of cell membranes.
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Extracellular and intracellular small-molecule galectin-3 inhibitors
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Metabolic adaptation of adherent-invasive Escherichia coli to exposure to bile salts
Fine-mapping sequence mutations with a major effect on oligosaccharide content in bovine milk
Cardiac fibroblast activation and hyaluronan synthesis in response to hyperglycemia and diet-induced insulin resistance
The structural characterization of a polysaccharide exhibiting antitumor effect from Pholiota adiposa mycelia
Alkali treated antioxidative crude polysaccharide from Russula alatoreticula potentiates murine macrophages by tunning TLR/NF-κB pathway
Divining sugar substrates
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