Rhamnogalacturonan I Backbone

Full Name

Rhamnogalacturonan I backbone

Keywords

Rhamnogalacturonan I backbone; RGs; Rhamnogalacturonans

Background

RGs (Rhamnogalacturonans) are a family of related cell wall pectic polysaccharides that contain a repeating backbone of a-D-GalpA-(1,2)-a-L-Rhap-(1), and carry diverse side chains that are attached to the Rha residues and are composed largely of arabinosyl and/or galactosyl residues.