Molecular Basis of Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions

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Nature has developed a huge diversity of independent protein architectures for recognition of carbohydrates but, despite this broad variety, in accordance with the numerous events involving carbohydrate binding processes, these structures do share some common key features. Irrespective of 

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