Cationic lipids have long been known to serve as antibacterial and antifungal agents. Prior efforts with attachment of cationic lipids to carbohydrate-based surfaces have suggested the possibility that carbohydrate-attached cationic lipids might serve as
Karin Melkonian+18 more
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Synthesis of Glycosides by Glycosynthases [PDF]
The many advances in glycoscience have more and more brought to light the crucial role of glycosides and glycoconjugates in biological processes. Their major influence on the functionality and stability of peptides, cell recognition, health and immunity ...
Marc R. Hayes, Jörg Pietruszka
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Characterisation of two unique sesquiterpenoids from Trichoderma hypoxylon
Two new sesquiterpenoids, 1–2, together with three known compounds, were isolated from Trichoderma hypoxylon. Among the known compounds, compound 4 was isolated as naturally occurring compound for the first time.
Jinyu Zhang, Wen-Bing Yin
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Three new docetaxel prodrugs, i.e., 7-propionyldocetaxel 3''-O-b-D-glycopyranosides, which contain ester-linked monosaccharides, were synthesized by a chemo-enzymatic procedure involving enzymatic transglycosylations with lactase, b-galactosidase, or b ...
Naoji Kubota, Kei Shimoda
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Oceanalin B (1), an α,ω-bipolar natural product belonging to a rare family of sphingoid tetrahydoisoquinoline β-glycosides, was isolated from the EtOH extract of the lyophilized marine sponge Oceanapia sp.
Tatyana N. Makarieva+6 more
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Mutactimycin AP, a New Mutactimycin Isolated from an Actinobacteria from the Atacama Desert
Bacteria belonging to the phylum Actinobacteria are a very good source of antibiotics, and indeed dominate the current clinical antibiotic space. This paper reports Mutactimycin AP, a new compound belonging to an anthracycline-type family of antibiotics,
Rishi Vachaspathy Astakala+9 more
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Phenylpropanoid Scent Compounds in Petunia x hybrida Are Glycosylated and Accumulate in Vacuoles
Floral scent has been studied extensively in the model plant Petunia. However, little is known about the intracellular fate of scent compounds. Here, we characterize the glycosylation of phenylpropanoid scent compounds in Petunia x hybrida.
Alon Cna'ani+6 more
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Toxic Phenolic Glycosides From \u3ci\u3ePopulus:\u3c/i\u3e Physiological Adaptations of the Western North American Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, \u3ci\u3ePapilio Rutulus\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) [PDF]
The phenolic glycosides tremulacin and salicortin found in quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides, and other members of the Salicaceae, are known to be toxic to larvae of the Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, but not to the Canadian tiger
Lindroth, Richard L+2 more
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Effects of Aspen Phenolic Glycosides on Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Susceptibility to \u3ci\u3eBacillus Thuringiensis\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]
Performance of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, on quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides, is strongly affected by foliar concentrations of phenolic glycosides.
Arteel, Gavin E, Lindroth, Richard L
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Fate of thymol and its monoglucosides in the gastrointestinal tract of piglets [PDF]
The monoterpene thymol has been proposed as a valuable alternative to in-feed antibiotics in animal production. However, the effectiveness of the antimicrobial is comprised by its fast absorption in the upper gastrointestinal tract.
De Smet, Stefaan+5 more
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