Search Results - "Al Dulayymi, Juma'a R."
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CD1b-restricted GEM T cell responses are modulated by Mycobacterium tuberculosis mycolic acid meromycolate chains
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (19-12-2017)“…Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains a major human pandemic. Germline-encoded mycolyl lipid-reactive (GEM) T cells are…”
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New synthetic lipid antigens for rapid serological diagnosis of tuberculosis
Published in PloS one (14-08-2017)“…During pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) antibodies are generated to trehalose esters of mycolic acids which are cell wall lipids of Mycobacterium tuberculosis…”
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An ELISA Using Synthetic Mycolic Acid-Based Antigens with DIVA Potential for Diagnosing Johne's Disease in Cattle
Published in Animals (Basel) (01-03-2024)“…Ante-mortem diagnosis of Johne's disease, caused by subsp. (MAP), is normally achieved through faecal culture, PCR, or serological tests, but agreement as to…”
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Synthesis of a Di-Mycoloyl Tri-Arabinofuranosyl Glycerol Fragment of the Mycobacterial Cell Wall, Based on Synthetic Mycolic Acids
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (06-10-2019)“…Fragments of mycobacterial cell walls such as arabinoglycerol mycolate and dimycoloyl diarabinoglycerol, comprising complex mixtures of mycolic acids, have…”
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The synthesis of mycobacterial dimycoloyl diarabinoglycerol based on defined synthetic mycolic acids
Published in Chemistry and physics of lipids (01-07-2019)“…[Display omitted] •Complex mixtures of natural dimycoloyl diarabinoglycerols isolated from mycobacteria are potent immune signalling agents.•They are…”
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Early antibody responses to lipid antigens in red deer infected with Mycobacterium bovis
Published in Veterinary microbiology (01-11-2024)“…The problem: Early and rapid diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis remains an issue of great interest. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of…”
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Structure–function relationships of the antigenicity of mycolic acids in tuberculosis patients
Published in Chemistry and physics of lipids (01-11-2010)“…Cell wall mycolic acids (MA) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) are CD1b presented antigens that can be used to detect antibodies as surrogate markers of…”
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A re-investigation of the mycolic acids of Mycobacterium avium
Published in Chemistry and physics of lipids (01-08-2020)“…The isolation of the complete wax ester fraction of M. avium is described for the first time, including the trans-cyclopropane A as a major component. The…”
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Molecular structure of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence factor, mycolic acid, determines the elicited inflammatory pattern
Published in European journal of immunology (01-02-2011)“…Mycolic acids (MAs) occur in the cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as variable mixtures of different classes and chain lengths. Here, we address the…”
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Mycobacterium alvei (ω-1)-methoxy mycolic acids: Absolute stereochemistry and synthesis
Published in Chemistry and physics of lipids (01-11-2020)“…•Cells of Mycobacterium alvei are known to contain a unique set of mycolic acids with a (ω-1)-methoxy group; although the various enzymes in the biosynthesis…”
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Glucose monomycolates based on single synthetic mycolic acids
Published in Chemistry and physics of lipids (01-09-2015)“…Synthetic 6-O-mycolylglucoses such as that shown have been prepared from a range of α-, keto and methoxy-mycolic acids. [Display omitted] •Glucose…”
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Synthetic trehalose esters of cis-alkene and diene α′-mycolic acids of Mycobacteria
Published in Chemistry and physics of lipids (01-07-2015)“…[Display omitted] •The synthesis of alkene mycolic acid cord factors.•The synthesis of diene mycolic acid cord factors.•Synthetic trehalose…”
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Elevated serum antibody responses to synthetic mycobacterial lipid antigens among UK farmers: an indication of exposure to environmental mycobacteria?
Published in RSC medicinal chemistry (04-03-2021)“…Background : mycobacterial cells contain complex mixtures of mycolic acid esters. These can be used as antigens recognised by antibodies in the serum of…”
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Diastereomeric cyclic tris-allenes
Published in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (28-03-2013)“…Both diastereomers of the tris-allene, cyclododeca-1,2,5,6,9,10-hexaene have been obtained using a triple cyclopropylidene-allene rearrangement. On the NMR…”
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A nine carbon homologating system for skip-conjugated polyenes
Published in Chemistry and physics of lipids (01-10-2014)“…•Ozonolysis of Z,Z,Z-Cylonona-1,4,7-triene.•Generation of a 1,9-difunctionalised Z,Z-3,6-nonadiene for application in synthesis.•Synthesis of polyunsaturated…”
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Sterculic Acid and Its Analogues Are Potent Inhibitors of Toxoplasma gondii
Published in Korean journal of parasitology (01-04-2016)“…Toxoplasmosis is a serious disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, one of the most widespread parasites in the world. Lipid metabolism is important in the…”
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The synthesis of single enantiomers of mycobacterial ketomycolic acids containing cis-cyclopropanes
Published in Tetrahedron (05-12-2009)“…We report the syntheses of a single enantiomer of an unprotected ketomycolic acids containing a cis-cyclopropane and of related hydroxy-mycolic acids. The…”
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Thiol modified mycolic acids
Published in Chemistry and physics of lipids (01-07-2013)“…•The synthesis of thiol modified mycobacterial mycolic acids is reported.•Cyclic voltammetry shows these will bind to a gold surface.•This offers the potential…”
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The Synthesis of Single Enantiomers of α-Mycolic Acids of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Related Organisms, with Alternative Cyclopropane Stereochemistries
Published in SynOpen (2017) (01-03-2017)“…We report the synthesis of three stereoisomers of a mycolic acid from Mycobacterium tuberculosis containing a di-cis-cyclopropane and of two stereoisomers of a…”
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The synthesis of a single enantiomer of a major alpha-mycolic acid of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Published in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (21-01-2003)“…We report a synthesis of a single enantiomer of a dicyclopropane containing mycolic acid from Mycobacterium tuberculosis; this method can be simply varied to…”
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