Search Results - "Ruda, Alessandro"
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PplD is a de-N-acetylase of the cell wall linkage unit of streptococcal rhamnopolysaccharides
Published in Nature communications (01-02-2022)“…The cell wall of the human bacterial pathogen Group A Streptococcus (GAS) consists of peptidoglycan decorated with the Lancefield group A carbohydrate (GAC)…”
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An OregonGreen488-labelled d-amino acid for visualizing peptidoglycan by super-resolution STED nanoscopy
Published in Microbiology (Society for General Microbiology) (01-12-2020)“…Fluorescent d-amino acids (FDAAs) are molecular probes that are widely used for labelling the peptidoglycan layer of bacteria. When added to growing cells they…”
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Antibiotics and Carbohydrate-Containing Drugs Targeting Bacterial Cell Envelopes: An Overview
Published in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) (29-07-2022)“…Certain bacteria constitute a threat to humans due to their ability to escape host defenses as they easily develop drug resistance. Bacteria are classified…”
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Discovery of glycerol phosphate modification on streptococcal rhamnose polysaccharides
Published in Nature chemical biology (01-05-2019)“…Cell wall glycopolymers on the surface of Gram-positive bacteria are fundamental to bacterial physiology and infection biology. Here we identify gacH , a gene…”
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A Lead-Based Fragment Library Screening of the Glycosyltransferase WaaG from Escherichia coli
Published in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) (09-02-2022)“…Glucosyl transferase I (WaaG) in catalyzes the transfer of an α-d-glucosyl group to the inner core of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and plays an important role…”
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O‑Methylation in Carbohydrates: An NMR and MD Simulation Study with Application to Methylcellulose
Published in The journal of physical chemistry. B (04-11-2021)“…Methylated carbohydrates are important from both biological and technical perspectives. Specifically, methylcellulose is an interesting cellulose derivative…”
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Nonreducing Sugar Scaffold Enables the Development of Immunomodulatory TLR4‐specific LPS Mimetics with Picomolar Potency
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (23-09-2024)“…Innate immune defense mechanisms against infection and cancer encompass the modulation of pattern recognition receptor (PRR)‐mediated inflammation, including…”
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A detailed picture of a protein–carbohydrate hydrogen-bonding network revealed by NMR and MD simulations
Published in Glycobiology (Oxford) (03-05-2021)“…Abstract Cyanovirin-N (CV-N) is a cyanobacterial lectin with antiviral activity towards HIV and several other viruses. Here, we identify mannoside hydroxyl…”
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Complete 1H and 13C NMR chemical shift assignments of mono-to tetrasaccharides as basis for NMR chemical shift predictions of oligo- and polysaccharides using the computer program CASPER
Published in Carbohydrate research (01-03-2022)“…Carbohydrate structure can be elucidated or confirmed by using NMR spectroscopy as the prime technique. Prediction of 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts by…”
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Glycosidic α-linked mannopyranose disaccharides: an NMR spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulation study employing additive and Drude polarizable force fields
Published in Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP (27-01-2023)“…D-Mannose is a structural component in N-linked glycoproteins from viruses and mammals as well as in polysaccharides from fungi and bacteria. Structural…”
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Glycan Stability and Flexibility: Thermodynamic and Kinetic Characterization of Nonconventional Hydrogen Bonding in Lewis Antigens
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (10-05-2023)“…We provide evidence for CH-based nonconventional hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) for 10 Lewis antigens and two of their rhamnose analogues. We also characterize the…”
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Nonreducing Sugar Scaffold Enables the Development of Immunomodulatory TLR4‐specific LPS Mimetics with Picomolar Potency
Published in Angewandte Chemie (23-09-2024)“…Innate immune defense mechanisms against infection and cancer encompass the modulation of pattern recognition receptor (PRR)‐mediated inflammation, including…”
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Complete 1 H and 13 C NMR chemical shift assignments of mono-to tetrasaccharides as basis for NMR chemical shift predictions of oligo- and polysaccharides using the computer program CASPER
Published in Carbohydrate research (01-03-2022)“…Carbohydrate structure can be elucidated or confirmed by using NMR spectroscopy as the prime technique. Prediction of H and C NMR chemical shifts by…”
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PplD is a de-N-acetylase of the cell wall linkage unit of streptococcal rhamnopolysaccharides
Published in Nature communications (01-02-2022)“…Abstract The cell wall of the human bacterial pathogen Group A Streptococcus (GAS) consists of peptidoglycan decorated with the Lancefield group A carbohydrate…”
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