Polysaccharide assemblies in fungal and plant cell walls explored by solid-state NMR

LD Fernando, W Zhao, I Gautam, A Ankur, T Wang - Structure, 2023 - cell.com
Structural analysis of macromolecular complexes within their natural cellular environment
presents a significant challenge. Recent applications of solid-state NMR (ssNMR) …

[HTML][HTML] Top five unanswered questions in fungal cell surface research

NAR Gow, A Casadevall, W Fang - The Cell Surface, 2023 - Elsevier
We sent requests to authors of manuscripts published in The Cell Surface and community
researchers working on fungal cell walls to send notes about what they considered were the …

Unveiling Charge-Pair Salt-Bridge Interaction Between GAGs and Collagen Protein in Cartilage: Atomic Evidence from DNP-Enhanced ssNMR at Natural Isotopic …

N Dwivedi, B Patra, F Mentink-Vigier… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The interactions between glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and proteins are essential in
numerous biochemical processes that involve ion-pair interactions. However, there is no …

Structural adaptation of fungal cell wall in hypersaline environment

LD Fernando, Y Pérez-Llano… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Halophilic fungi thrive in hypersaline habitats and face a range of extreme conditions. These
fungal species have gained considerable attention due to their potential applications in …

Tapping into the native Pseudomonas bacterial biofilm structure by high-resolution multidimensional solid-state NMR

CH Byeon, T Kinney, H Saricayir, S Srinivasa… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a multidimensional magic-angle spinning (MAS) solid-state NMR (ssNMR) study
to characterize native Pseudomonas fluorescens colony biofilms at natural abundance …

Charting the solid‐state NMR signals of polysaccharides: A database‐driven roadmap

W Zhao, D Debnath, I Gautam… - Magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) measurements of intact cell walls and
cellular samples often generate spectra that are difficult to interpret due to the presence of …

Comparative analysis of polysaccharide and cell wall structure in Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus fumigatus by solid-state NMR

I Gautam, JR Yarava, Y Xu, R Li, FJ Scott… - Carbohydrate …, 2025 - Elsevier
Invasive aspergillosis poses a significant threat to immunocompromised patients, leading to
high mortality rates associated with these infections. Targeting the biosynthesis of cell wall …

[HTML][HTML] Magic-angle spinning NMR spectral editing of polysaccharides in whole cells using the DREAM scheme

L Delcourte, M Berbon, M Rodriguez, K Subban… - Methods, 2024 - Elsevier
Most bacterial, plant and fungal cells possess at their surface a protective layer called the
cell wall, conferring strength, plasticity and rigidity to withstand the osmotic pressure. This …

Solid-State 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of Soluble and Insoluble β-Glucans Extracted from Candida lusitaniae

R Bikmurzin, A Maršalka, L Kalėdienė - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
β-glucans are widely known for their biological activities. However, the choice of extraction
method can significantly influence their structural characteristics, thereby potentially …

Utilization of fleshing waste of leather processing for the growth of zygomycetes: A new substrate for economical production of bio-polymer chitosan

S Chatterjee, A Das, D Paul, S Chakraborty… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A simple scalable method has been developed to obtain protein hydrolysate from fleshing
waste generated during leather processing. UV–Vis, FTIR and Solid State C 13 NMR …