Whole-genome sequence analysis of Bombella intestini LMG 28161T, a novel acetic acid bacterium isolated from the crop of a red-tailed bumble bee, Bombus lapidarius [PDF]
, 2016 The whole-genome sequence of Bombella intestini LMG 28161(T), an endosymbiotic acetic acid bacterium (AAB) occurring in bumble bees, was determined to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying its metabolic capabilities.
Borremans, Wim +7 more
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Molecules, 2023 Many enzymes have latent activities that can be used in the conversion of non-natural reactants for novel organic conversions. A classic example is the conversion of benzaldehyde to a phenylacetyl carbinol, a precursor for ephedrine manufacture.
Francesca Sannelli +4 more
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Branched chain aldehydes: production and breakdown pathways and relevance for flavour in foods [PDF]
, 2009 Branched aldehydes, such as 2-methyl propanal and 2- and 3-methyl butanal, are important flavour compounds in many food products, both fermented and non-fermented (heat-treated) products. The production and degradation of these aldehydes from amino acids
Engels, W.J.M., Smit, B.A., Smit, G.
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Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Genes Associated with Flooding Tolerance in Mulberry Plants
Life, 2023 Mulberry (Morus alba), a widely distributed economic plant, can withstand long-term flooding stress. However, the regulatory gene network underlying this tolerance is unknown.
Jingtao Hu +8 more
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Gold(I)-catalysed synthesis of a furan analogue of thiamine pyrophosphate
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2014 An analogue of thiamine having a furan ring in place of the thiazolium ring has been synthesised by a short and efficient route, involving gold(I)-catalysed cyclisation of an alkynyl alcohol to form the furan ring.
Amjid Iqbal +2 more
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Label-free shotgun proteomics and metabolite analysis reveal a significant metabolic shift during citrus fruit development. [PDF]
, 2011 Label-free LC-MS/MS-based shot-gun proteomics was used to quantify the differential protein synthesis and metabolite profiling in order to assess metabolic changes during the development of citrus fruits.
Blumwald, Eduardo +8 more
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2019 Tyrosol is extensively used in the pharmaceutical industry as an important natural product from plants. In this study, an exogenous pathway involved in catalyzing tyrosine to tyrosol was introduced into Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Furthermore, The pyruvate
Wei Guo +8 more
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Vitamin-responsive movement disorders in children
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2020 Movement disorders in childhood comprise a heterogeneous group of conditions that lead to impairment of voluntary movement, abnormal postures, or inserted involuntary movements. Movement disorders in children are frequently caused by metabolic disorders,
Vishal Sondhi, Suvasini Sharma
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Covalently bound substrate at the regulatory site triggers allosteric enzyme activation [PDF]
, 2008 The mechanism by which the enzyme pyruvate decarboxylase from yeast is activated allosterically has been elucidated. A total of seven three-dimensional structures of the enzyme, of enzyme variants or of enzyme complexes form two yeast species (three of ...
Georg Wille +5 more
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Formation of Aliphatic and Aromatic α-Hydroxy Ketones by Zygosaccharomyces bisporus [PDF]
, 2000 The wild-type yeast strain Zygosaccharomyces bisporus CBS 702 produced a-hydroxy-ketones (acyloins) from amino acid precursors after transamination to the corresponding 2-oxo acids.
Berger, Ralf Günter +2 more
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