Key role of
teichoic acids on aflatoxin B1 binding by probiotic bacteria.
It is a partially deacylated polymer of (3-1, 6-N-acetylglucosamine, which, with the other polymers such as
teichoic acids and proteins, can form a major part of the extracellular matrix.
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Teichoic acids and O-specific polysaccharides may be used as adhesins by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, respectively.
Structural characterization of
teichoic acids from Lactobacillus brevis.
This has been attributed mainly to the abundance of
teichoic acids in the Gram positive peptidoglycan layer and the fact that the peptidoglycan layer in Gram negative bacteria is hidden behind the outer membrane which has a lower binding capacity (Beveridge 1988).
