Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in
Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into …

One could certainly highlight a conceptual resemblance between social interactions as the
basis of societies and civilizations and the ability of molecules to interact in a noncovalent …

The efficient spread of SARS-CoV-2 resulted in a unique pandemic in modern history.
Despite early identification of ACE2 as the receptor for viral spike protein, much remains to …

Highlights•Evaluating drug efficacy, specificity and toxicity may help to develop an optimal
treatment regime for in vivo studies.•Measuring time to resolve viremia in vivo may help to …

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) has been widely employed to assess diverse features
of glycan–protein molecular recognition events. Different types of qualitative and quantitative …

Human lectins are involved in a wide variety of biological processes, both physiological and
pathological, which have attracted the interest of the scientific community working in the …

Synthetic mRNAs can become biopharmaceutics allowing vaccination against cancer,
bacterial and virus infections. Clinical trials with direct administration of synthetic mRNAs …

After the last epidemic of the Zika virus (ZIKV) in Brazil that peaked in 2016, growing
evidence has been demonstrated of the link between this teratogenic flavivirus and …

The availability of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) has revolutionized the course of
HIV infection, suppressing HIV viremia, restoring the immune system, and improving the …

Glycosylation is an integral post-translational modification present in more than half of all
eukaryotic proteins. It affects key protein functions, including folding, stability, and …