Periodic Reporting for period 2 - synBIOcarb (Synthetic biology of carbohydrate-binding proteins: engineering protein-carbohydrate interactions for diagnostics and cell targeting)

Every living cell is covered in a coating of complex carbohydrates and so anything that approaches the cell membrane must descend through this forest of carbohydrates. The interaction of these carbohydrates with enzymes and proteins is an essential part of healthy cell...