Generic and Specific Roles of Saccharides at Cell and Bacteria Surfaces: Revealed by Specular and Off-Specular X-Ray and Neutron Scattering

Systematic investigations of the structure, mechanics, and dynamics of biological surfaces help us understand more about biological processes taking place at cell and bacteria surfaces. Presented here is a study of the role membrane-bound saccharides play in the modulation of interactions between cells/bacteria and their environments. In this thesis, membrane structures were probed perpendicular and parallel to the surface, and sophisticated planar models of biomembranes composed of glycoli...