"Fucose" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A six-member ring deoxysugar with the chemical formula C6H12O5. It lacks a hydroxyl group on the carbon at position 6 of the molecule.
| Descriptor ID |
D005643
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.254.488
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| Concept/Terms |
Fucose- Fucose
- Deoxygalactose
- alpha-Fucose
- alpha Fucose
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fucose" by people in Profiles.
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Structure of the lectin regulatory domain of the cholesterol-dependent cytolysin lectinolysin reveals the basis for its lewis antigen specificity. Structure. 2012 Feb 08; 20(2):248-58.
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E. coli O157:H7 catabolism of intestinal mucin-derived carbohydrates and colonization. Vet Microbiol. 2009 Apr 14; 136(1-2):150-4.
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L-fucose stimulates utilization of D-ribose by Escherichia coli MG1655 DeltafucAO and E. coli Nissle 1917 DeltafucAO mutants in the mouse intestine and in M9 minimal medium. Infect Immun. 2007 Nov; 75(11):5465-75.
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FDG-PET prediction of head and neck squamous cell cancer outcomes. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Dec; 130(12):1361-7.
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Binding of influenza viruses to sialic acids: reassortant viruses with A/NWS/33 hemagglutinin bind to alpha2,8-linked sialic acid. Virology. 2004 Aug 01; 325(2):340-50.
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Surface fucosylation of human cord blood cells augments binding to P-selectin and E-selectin and enhances engraftment in bone marrow. Blood. 2004 Nov 15; 104(10):3091-6.