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CHEBI:143889 - galactosaminogalactan
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:143889 |
| ChEBI Name | galactosaminogalactan |
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| Definition | An exopolysaccharide composed of α1→4 linked galactose and α1→4 linked N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) residues where both monosacharides are randomly distributed. It is secreted by the opportunistic fungal pathogens, Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus niger. |
| Last Modified | 12 June 2019 |
| Submitter | Adnan |
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| Species of Metabolite | Component | Source | Comments |
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| Aspergillus fumigatus (ncbitaxon:746128) | cell suspension culture (BTO:0000221) | PubMed (22102815) | |
| Aspergillus niger (ncbitaxon:5061) | - | PubMed (173713) | Isolated from cell wall. Strain: NRRL 326 |
| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Roles: | fungal metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds. virulence factor Any toxin secreted by bacteria, viruses, fungi or protozoa enabling them to achieve colonisation of a niche in the host, inhibit or evade the host's immune response, enter and exit cells, or obtain nutrition from the host. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| galactosaminogalactan (CHEBI:143889) has role fungal metabolite (CHEBI:76946) |
| galactosaminogalactan (CHEBI:143889) has role virulence factor (CHEBI:72316) |
| galactosaminogalactan (CHEBI:143889) is a exopolysaccharide (CHEBI:72813) |
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| GAG | ChEBI |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| Galactosaminogalactan | Wikipedia |
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