Recent Advances in Chemical Synthesis of Amino Sugars [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 Amino sugars are a kind of carbohydrates with one or more hydroxyl groups replaced by an amino group. They play crucial roles in a broad range of biological activities.
Jian Yang, Demeng Xie, Xiaofeng Ma
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Synthesis of O-Amino Sugars and Nucleosides [PDF]
Molecules, 2018 Nucleic acids and carbohydrates are essential biomolecules involved in numerous biological and pathological processes. Development of multifunctional building blocks based on nucleosides and sugars is in high demand for the generation of novel ...
Na Chen, Juan Xie
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The Effect of Amino Sugars on the Composition and Metabolism of a Microcosm Biofilm and the Cariogenic Potential against Teeth and Dental Materials [PDF]
Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2022 Amino sugars N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) and glucosamine (GlcN) are abundant sources of carbon and nitrogen in the oral cavity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of GlcNAc metabolism on the genomics and biochemistry of a saliva ...
Lin Zeng +5 more
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Abiotic sugar enantiomers in the CI carbonaceous chondrite Orgueil [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe uneven detection of prebiotic organic compounds in meteorites—where amino acids and nucleobases are commonly identified but sugars remain rare and poorly characterized—limits our understanding of extraterrestrial organic chemistry.
Vanessa Leyva +4 more
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Structural and functional analysis of the solute-binding protein UspC from Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is specific for amino sugars [PDF]
Open Biology, 2016 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the aetiological agent of tuberculosis, has evolved to scavenge nutrients from the confined environment of host macrophages with mycobacterial ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters playing a key role in nutrient ...
Elizabeth Fullam +3 more
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Evidence that intracellular stages of Leishmania major utilize amino sugars as a major carbon source. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2010 Intracellular parasites, such as Leishmania spp, must acquire suitable carbon sources from the host cell in order to replicate. Here we present evidence that intracellular amastigote stages of Leishmania exploit amino sugars in the phagolysosome of ...
Thomas Naderer +2 more
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Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, 2023 An aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) formed by hydrophilic organic solvent and sugars is environmentally benign and has the advantages of fast phase separation.
Michiaki Matsumoto +2 more
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Optimizing sample pretreatment for compound-specific stable carbon isotopic analysis of amino sugars in marine sediment [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2014 Amino sugars are quantitatively significant constituents of soil and marine sediment, but their sources and turnover in environmental samples remain poorly understood.
R. Zhu +4 more
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Agronomy, 2023 The use of biochar as a soil amendment has substantial potential to enhance soil quality and carbon sequestration. However, the responses to the addition of biochar based on soil microbial residues are not well understood, particularly at the aggregate ...
Yuyang Cheng +5 more
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Production and transformation of dissolved neutral sugars and amino acids by bacteria in seawater [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2014 Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the ocean consists of a heterogeneous mixture of molecules, most of which are of unknown origin. Neutral sugars and amino acids are among the few recognizable biomolecules in DOM, and the molecular composition of these ...
L. Jørgensen +4 more
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