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<p>Newcastle 2010 | <p>Newcastle 2010 | ||
- | iGEM team thought that the glue like polysaccharide levansucrase could be strong enough to be used | + | iGEM team thought that the glue like polysaccharide levansucrase could be strong enough to be used fixing cracks in cement! Could a modified polysaccharide be embedded into climbing gear to make your very own lizard/spider suit?</p><br> |
<p>Still not satisfied?</p><br> | <p>Still not satisfied?</p><br> | ||
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<p> [1] M. Wisniewska et al: Biological properties of Chitosan degradation products: Polish Chitin Society: Monograph XII:149-156:2007.</p> | <p> [1] M. Wisniewska et al: Biological properties of Chitosan degradation products: Polish Chitin Society: Monograph XII:149-156:2007.</p> | ||
- | <p>[2]M. Kucharska et al: Potential use of Chitosan – based material in medicine: Polish Chitin Society: Vol. XV: 169-175:2010.</p> | + | <p>[2] M. Kucharska et al: Potential use of Chitosan – based material in medicine: Polish Chitin Society: Vol. XV: 169-175:2010.</p> |
<p>[3] W. Comper et al: Physiological function of connective tissue polysaccharides: Physiol Rev: Vol. 58: 255-315:1978.</p> | <p>[3] W. Comper et al: Physiological function of connective tissue polysaccharides: Physiol Rev: Vol. 58: 255-315:1978.</p> | ||
<p>[4] A.Furth: Lipids and Polysaccharides in Biology: Issue 125 of Studies of Biology: ISBN 0713128054.</p> | <p>[4] A.Furth: Lipids and Polysaccharides in Biology: Issue 125 of Studies of Biology: ISBN 0713128054.</p> |
Revision as of 20:21, 25 September 2012
Polysaccharides have a spectacular range of properties. These properties stem from the relationships between the chemical nature of the sugars within the polysaccharide, their arrangement within the polymer and the arrangement of the polymer itself. Polysaccharides appear in every corner of the natural world and have multiple applications ranging from protection to energy storage. Not surprisingly humanity has taken advantage of their diversity and by doing so created a huge variety of uses within the medicinal, material and consumable sectors, as shown by the wealth of scientific literature available. In this section we invite you to take a brief look at what could one day be possible if a system to design and build bespoke polysaccharides existed. Alex Clowsley, 2012. |