Occurrence of sulfated galactans in marine angiosperms: Evolutionary implications

Glycobiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-20

  Aquino, Rafael S ^a   Landeira Fernandez, Ana M ^a   Valente, Ana Paula ^a   Andrade, Leonardo R ^a   Mourão, Paulo A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Evolution of marine organisms; Marine angiosperms; Seagrass; Sulfated galactans; Sulfated polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

GALACTAN; GALACTOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE SULFATE;

ADAPTATION; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENANTIOMER; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; ISOMER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT CELL; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED ALGA; RHIZOME; SEA URCHIN; SULFATION;

ALISMATIDAE; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CELL WALL; EVOLUTION; GALACTANS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HYDROCHARITACEAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SULFUR;

ALGAE; ASCIDIACEA; ECHINOIDEA; HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; RHODOPHYTA; RUPPIA; RUPPIA MARITIMA;

EID: 13444274761     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwh138     Document Type: Article

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