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Abstract
Introduction
Historical Outline
Chemical Structures
Biosynthetic Pathway of the Alginate Precursor, GDP-Mannuronic Acid
Genetics of Alginate Biosynthesis
Regulation of Alginate Biosynthesis
Environmentally Induced Activation of alg Genes
Genotypic Switch
Polymerization and Export of the Alginate Chain
Alginate-Modifying Enzymes
Mannuronan C-5-epimerases
O-Transacetylases
Alginate Lyases
The Role of Alginate in Biofilm Formation
The Applied Potential of Bacterial Alginates
Acknowledgments
Keywords:
alginates;
biosynthesis;
genotypic switch;
epimerases;
transacetylases;
alginate lyases;
structure–function analysis