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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: | 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. fungal metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds. |
| 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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