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- Covarrubias, Adrian Suarez, et al.
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Structural, biochemical and in vivo investigations of the threonine synthase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Ingår i: Journal of Molecular Biology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0022-2836 .- 1089-8638. ; 381:3, s. 622-633
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Threonine biosynthesis is a general feature of prokaryotes, eukaryotic microorganisms, and higher plants. Since mammals lack the appropriate synthetic machinery, instead obtaining the amino acid through their diet, the pathway is a potential focus for the development of novel antibiotics, antifungal agents, and herbicides. Threonine synthase (TS), a pyridoxal-5-phosphate-dependent enzyme, catalyzes the final step in the pathway, in which L-homoserine phosphate and water are converted into threonine and inorganic phosphate. In the present publication, we report structural and functional studies of Mycobacterium tuberculosis TS, the product of the rv1295 (thrC) gene. The structure gives new insights into the catalytic mechanism of TSs in general, specifically by suggesting the direct involvement of the phosphate moiety of the cofactor, rather than the inorganic phosphate product, in transferring a proton from C4' to C-gamma in the formation of the alpha beta-unsaturated aldimine. It further provides a basis for understanding why this enzyme has a higher pH optimum than has been reported elsewhere for TSs and gives rise to the prediction that the equivalent enzyme from Thermus thermophilus will exhibit similar behavior. A deletion of the relevant gene generated a strain of M. tuberculosis that requires threonine for growth, such auxotrophic strains are frequently attenuated in vivo, indicating that TS is a potential drug target in this organism.
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- Mannerstedt, Karin, et al.
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Evaluation of Thioglycosides of Kdo as Glycosyl Donor
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Ingår i: Carbohydrate Research. - : Elsevier. - 0008-6215 .- 1873-426X. ; 342:3-4, s. 631-637
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The use of Kdo thioglycosides as glycosyl donors using DMTST, IBr/AgOTf and NIS/AgOTf as promoters has been evaluated. Activation at low temperature allowed to escape the formation of 2,3-glycal byproducts to give glycosides in high yield and with good β-anomeric selectivity. The use of diethyl ether as solvent and (especially) isopropylidene acetals as protecting groups improved the α-anomeric selectivity. NIS/AgOTf as promoter surprisingly yielded the 3-iodo-product via the glycal intermediate.
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- Mannerstedt, Karin, 1975-
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Synthesis of Oligosaccharides from the Inner Core Structure of Haemophilus Influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis Lipopolysaccharides
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This thesis describes the synthesis of oligosaccharides corresponding to different parts of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) inner core structure from Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis. Chapter 2 describes the synthesis of a protected trisaccharide common to H. influenzae and N. meningitidis LPS, which can be used as a versatile precursor in further syntheses of larger LPS structures. In Chapter 3 syntheses towards phosphoethanolamine substituted trisaccharides corresponding to H. influenzae and N. meningitidis structures are presented. In Chapter 4 the synthesis of a H. influenzae tetrasaccharide structure, with and without a phosphoethanolamine substituent in the 6-position of the second heptose unit, is described. Conjugation to biotin of these two tetrasaccharides is also performed. Chapter 5 describes the synthesis of a spacer-equipped Kdo acceptor that is subsequently attached to the tetrasaccharide described in Chapter 4 forming a pentasaccharide from the inner core structure of H. influenzae. Similar to the synthesis of the tetrasaccharide, a phosphoethanolamine is attached to the 6 position of the second heptose. Chapter 5 also describes the synthesis of various Kdo thioglycoside donors and their evaluation in glycosylation reactions using different promoters and reaction conditions.
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