A draft genome of the medicinal plant Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) provides insights into the colchicine biosynthetic pathway

J Wang, J Xie, H Chen, X Qiu, H Cui, Y Liu… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino is a rare terrestrial orchid with a high
market value as an ornamental and Chinese traditional medicinal herb with a wide range of …

Bacillus subtilis BS-15 Effectively Improves Plantaricin Production and the Regulatory Biosynthesis in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum RX-8

G Liu, R Nie, Y Liu, X Li, J Duan, X Hao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plantaricin is a broad-spectrum bacteriocin produced by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum with
significant food industry application potential. It was found that the plantaricin production of …

Atomic-level understanding on conformational flexibility of neochlorogenic and chlorogenic acids and their inclusion complexation with β-cyclodextrin

T Aree - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
Neochlorogenic acid (NCA) and chlorogenic acid (CGA) are positional isomers, abundant in
plums and prunes. Their limited bioavailability due to instability under ambient conditions …

Structural and biochemical analyses reveal that chlorogenic acid inhibits the shikimate pathway

N Neetu, M Katiki, A Dev, S Gaur, S Tomar… - Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chlorogenic acid (CGA) is a phenolic compound with well-known antibacterial properties
against pathogens. In this study, structural and biochemical characterization was used to …

Biophysical and in silico interaction studies of aporphine alkaloids with Malonyl-CoA: ACP transacylase (FabD) from drug resistant Moraxella catarrhalis

V Kumar, A Sharma, S Pratap, P Kumar - Biochimie, 2018 - Elsevier
Malonyl-CoA: acyl carrier protein transacylase (FabD), being an essential enzyme of the
FAS II pathway, is an attractive target for developing broad-spectrum antibiotics. It performs …

Domain cross-talk within a bifunctional enzyme provides catalytic and allosteric functionality in the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids

Y Bai, EJM Lang, AR Nazmi, EJ Parker - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 - ASBMB
Because of their special organization, multifunctional enzymes play crucial roles in
improving the performance of metabolic pathways. For example, the bacterium Prevotella …

Biochemical and biophysical characterization of 1, 4-naphthoquinone as a dual inhibitor of two key enzymes of type II fatty acid biosynthesis from Moraxella catarrhalis

V Kumar, A Sharma, S Pratap, P Kumar - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2018 - Elsevier
The fatty acid biosynthesis (FAS II) is a vital process in bacteria and regarded as an
attractive pathway for the development of potential antimicrobial agents. In this study, we …

Isolation and biochemical characterization of a metagenome-derived 3-deoxy-d-arabino-heptulosonate-7-phosphate synthase gene from subtropical marine …

H Zhao, H Gao, K Ji, B Yan, Q Li, S Mo, M Zheng, Q Ou… - Amb Express, 2019 - Springer
Deoxy-d-arabino-heptulosonate-7-phosphate synthase (DAHPS) is a key rate-limiting
enzyme in aromatic amino acid anabolism. A new I β-type DAHPS gene (aro1A) was …

Characterization of isoflavonoids as inhibitors of β-hydroxyacyl-acyl carrier protein dehydratase (FabZ) from Moraxella catarrhalis: Kinetics, spectroscopic …

V Kumar, A Sharma, S Pratap, P Kumar - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2018 - Elsevier
Backgroud β-hydroxyacyl-acyl carrier protein dehydratase (FabZ) is an essential component
of type II fatty acid biosynthesis (FAS II) pathway in bacteria. It performs dehydration of β …

In vitro metal catalyzed oxidative stress in DAH7PS: methionine modification leads to structure destabilization and induce amorphous aggregation

A Sharma, V Kumar, A Chatrath, A Dev… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The first committed step of the shikimate pathway is catalyzed by a metalloenzyme 3-deoxy-
d-arabino-heptulosonate-7-phosphate synthase (DAH7PS), which exhibits vulnerability to …