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Anthocyanins and betalains in evolution: Why mutual exclusion remains the best-supported model. [PDF]

Plant Biol (Stuttg)
Anthocyanins and betalains are plant pigments produced through different biosynthetic pathways and are generally considered mutually exclusive. We examine claims of their co‐occurrence, arguing that methodological flaws and data misinterpretation have led to unsupported reports, and offer recommendations for more rigorous future research.
Pucker B, Khan MI.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Enzymatically synthesized exopolysaccharide of a probiotic strain Leuconostoc mesenteroides NTM048 shows adjuvant activity to promote IgA antibody responses

Gut Microbes, 2021
Leuconostoc mesenteroides strain NTM048 produces an exopolysaccharide (EPS; glucose polymers 94% and fructose polymers 6%) with adjuvanticity for mucosal vaccination.
Chiaki Matsuzaki, Yukari Nakashima, Ikuto Endo, Yusuke Tomabechi, Yasuki Higashimura, Saki Itonori, Koji Hosomi, Jun Kunisawa, Kenji Yamamoto, Keiko Hisa   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

UDP-glucosyltransferase regulates grain size and abiotic stress tolerance associated with metabolic flux redirection in rice

Nature Communications, 2020
Grain size is an important component trait of grain yield, which is frequently threatened by abiotic stress. However, little is known about how grain yield and abiotic stress tolerance are regulated. Here, we characterize GSA1, a quantitative trait locus
Nai-Qian Dong, Yuwei Sun, Tao Guo, Chuan-Lin Shi, Yi-Min Zhang, Yi Kan, You-Huang Xiang, Hai Zhang, Yi-Bing Yang, Ya-chao Li, Huai-Yu Zhao, Hong Yu, Zi-Qi Lu, Yong Wang, Wang-Wei Ye, Jun-Xiang Shan, Hong-Xuan Lin   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Lactobacillus Plantarum 108 Inhibits Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans Mixed-Species Biofilm Formation

Antibiotics, 2020
Streptococcus mutans is the principal biofilm forming oral pathogen associated with dental caries. Studies have shown that Candida albicans, a commensal oral fungus is capable of forming pathogenic mixed-species biofilms with S. mutans.
Neha Srivastava, Kassapa Ellepola, Nityasri Venkiteswaran, Louis Yi Ann Chai, Tomoko Ohshima, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structure and mechanism of the ER-based glucosyltransferase ALG6

Nature, 2020
In eukaryotic protein N-glycosylation, a series of glycosyltransferases catalyse the biosynthesis of a dolichylpyrophosphate-linked oligosaccharide before its transfer onto acceptor proteins1.
J. Bloch, G. Pesciullesi, J. Boilevin, K. Nosol, R. N. Irobalieva, T. Darbre, M. Aebi, A. Kossiakoff, J. Reymond, K. Locher   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Role of glucosyltransferase R in biofilm interactions between Streptococcus oralis and Candida albicans

The ISME Journal, 2020
Streptococcal glucosyltransferases (Gtf) synthesize α-glucan exopolymers which contribute to biofilm matrix. Streptococcus oralis interacts with the opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans to form hypervirulent biofilms. S.
J. G. Souza, M. Bertolini, A. Thompson, Jillian M. Mansfield, A. Grassmann, K. Maas, M. Caimano, V. Barão, M. Vickerman, A. Dongari-Bagtzoglou   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Versatile biotechnological applications of amylosucrase, a novel glucosyltransferase

Food Science and Biotechnology, 2020
Amylosucrase (AS; EC 2.4.1.4) is an enzyme that has great potential in the biotechnology and food industries, due to its multifunctional enzyme activities.
D. Seo, S. Yoo, Seung-Jun Choi, Young-Rok Kim, Cheon-Seok Park   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‐glucosyltransferase [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: A major problem in the orange industry is 'delayed' bitterness, which is caused by limonin, a bitter compound developing from its non-bitter precursor limonoate A-ring lactone (LARL) during and after extraction of orange juice.
Justin B Siegel, Cui, Youtian, Youtian Cui, Allmon, Steven D, Siegel, Justin B, Steven D Allmon   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The glucosyltransferase activity of C. difficile Toxin B is required for disease pathogenesis

PLoS Pathogens, 2020
Enzymatic inactivation of Rho-family GTPases by the glucosyltransferase domain of Clostridioides difficile Toxin B (TcdB) gives rise to various pathogenic effects in cells that are classically thought to be responsible for the disease symptoms associated
T. Bilverstone, Megan C. Garland, R. Cave, M. Kelly, Martina Tholen, D. Bouley, Philip Kaye, N. Minton, M. Bogyo, S. Kuehne, R. Melnyk   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

O-Glycosylation of thrombospondin type 1 repeats : identification and characterisation of β1,3-glucosyltransferase [PDF]

, 2008
Rare types of protein glycosylation often occur in a domain-specific manner required for important biological functions (Okajima et al. 2008). O-linked fucosylation, where the fucose is linked directly to the hydroxyl groups of serine or threonine ...
Keusch, Krisztina
core   +1 more source