Search Results - "Cecchini, Davide A"
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Functional metagenomics reveals novel pathways of prebiotic breakdown by human gut bacteria
Published in PloS one (16-09-2013)“…The human intestine hosts a complex bacterial community that plays a major role in nutrition and in maintaining human health. A functional metagenomic approach…”
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Role of Glycoside Phosphorylases in Mannose Foraging by Human Gut Bacteria
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (08-11-2013)“…To metabolize both dietary fiber constituent carbohydrates and host glycans lining the intestinal epithelium, gut bacteria produce a wide range of…”
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A comparison between immobilized pyrimidine nucleoside phosphorylase from Bacillus subtilis and thymidine phosphorylase from Escherichia coli in the synthesis of 5-substituted pyrimidine 2′-deoxyribonucleosides
Published in Journal of molecular catalysis. B, Enzymatic (01-11-2013)“…•Immobilized PyNP from B. subtilis and TP from E. coli catalyze the synthesis of 5-halogenated pyrimidine 2′-deoxynucleosides.•Differences between the enzymes…”
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New active site oriented glyoxyl-agarose derivatives of Escherichia coli penicillin G acylase
Published in BMC biotechnology (10-09-2007)“…Immobilized Penicillin G Acylase (PGA) derivatives are biocatalysts that are industrially used for the hydrolysis of Penicillin G by fermentation and for the…”
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Biochemical identification of the catalytic residues of a glycoside hydrolase family 120 β-xylosidase, involved in xylooligosaccharide metabolisation by gut bacteria
Published in FEBS letters (07-10-2015)“…•The GH120 BaXylB from Bifidobacterium adolescentis is a retaining β-xylosidase.•Asp393 and Glu416 act as nucleophile and acid/base catalyst…”
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Efficient biocatalyst for large-scale synthesis of cephalosporins, obtained by combining immobilization and site-directed mutagenesis of penicillin acylase
Published in Applied microbiology and biotechnology (01-09-2012)“…We describe the rational design of a new efficient biocatalyst and the development of a sustainable green process for the synthesis of cephalosporins bearing a…”
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Functional Metagenomics: Construction and High-Throughput Screening of Fosmid Libraries for Discovery of Novel Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (01-01-2016)“…Activity-based metagenomics is one of the most efficient approaches to boost the discovery of novel biocatalysts from the huge reservoir of uncultivated…”
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Assessment of immobilized PGA orientation via the LC-MS analysis of tryptic digests of the wild type and its 3K-PGA mutant assists in the rational design of a high-performance biocatalyst
Published in Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry (01-01-2013)“…The mutant penicillin G acylase (PGA) 3K-PGA contains three additional Lys residues on the surface opposite the active site. This protein was designed to…”
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Coupling of Site-Directed Mutagenesis and Immobilization for the Rational Design of More Efficient Biocatalysts: The Case of Immobilized 3G3K PGA from E. coli
Published in European Journal of Organic Chemistry (01-03-2009)“…We have investigated the synthetic performance of the immobilized 3G3K mutant of the Penicillin G acylase (PGA) from E. coli obtained by site‐directed…”
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Functional Metagenomics Reveals Novel Pathways of Prebiotic Breakdown by Human Gut Bacteria: e72766
Published in PloS one (01-09-2013)“…The human intestine hosts a complex bacterial community that plays a major role in nutrition and in maintaining human health. A functional metagenomic approach…”
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New active site oriented glyoxyl-agarose derivatives of Escherichia colipenicillin G acylase
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