Publications by authors named "Hsiu-Hwa Ma"
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
February 2014
Article Synopsis
- - Human lung cells have natural binding sites for influenza virus hemagglutinin, primarily featuring the sugar Neu5Ac linked to galactose, which is crucial for the virus's attachment.
- - Neu5Gc, a sugar not usually produced by humans, can enter human cells through diet, and it impacts how hemagglutinin interacts with cells.
- - A study developed six trisaccharides using Neu5Ac and Neu5Gc to analyze their effects on influenza infection, finding that those capped with Neu5Gc were more effective at inhibiting the virus than those with Neu5Ac.
