Helicobacter pylori treatment in the post-antibiotics era—searching for new drug targets

P Roszczenko-Jasińska, MI Wojtyś… - Applied Microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
Helicobacter pylori, a member of Epsilonproteobacteria, is a Gram-negative microaerophilic
bacterium that colonizes gastric mucosa of about 50% of the human population. Although …

A review on the structures and biological activities of anti-Helicobacter pylori agents

E Ghobadi, Z Ghanbarimasir, S Emami - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Helicobacter pylori is one of the main causal risk factor in the generation of chronic gastritis,
gastroduodenal ulcers and gastric carcinoma. Thus, the eradication of H. pylori infection is …

Study on the effect of capsaicin on the intestinal flora through high-throughput sequencing

F Wang, X Huang, Y Chen, D Zhang, D Chen… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
As a common kind of food, pepper is well known for its special effects on the physiological
state of human individuals. Capsaicin, the main component of pepper, is speculated to be …

Selective transformations of carbohydrates inspired by radical-based enzymatic mechanisms

CE Suh, HM Carder, AE Wendlandt - ACS Chemical Biology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Enzymes are a longstanding source of inspiration for synthetic reaction development.
However, enzymatic reactivity and selectivity are frequently untenable in a synthetic context …

Characterization and mechanistic study of the radical SAM enzyme ArsS involved in arsenosugar biosynthesis

J Cheng, W Ji, S Ma, X Ji, Z Deng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Arsenosugars are a group of arsenic‐containing ribosides that are found predominantly in
marine algae but also in terrestrial organisms. It has been proposed that arsenosugar …

Adenosylation reactions catalyzed by the radical S-adenosylmethionine superfamily enzymes

W Ding, X Ji, Y Zhong, K Xu, Q Zhang - Current Opinion in Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The radical S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) superfamily enzymes reductively cleave SAM to
produce a highly reactive 5ˊ-deoxyadenosyl (dAdo) radical, which in most cases abstracts …

Narrow-spectrum antibiotic targeting of the radical SAM enzyme MqnE in menaquinone biosynthesis

AG Carl, LD Harris, M Feng, LU Nordstrøm… - Biochemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
Antibiotic resistance continues to spread at an alarming rate, outpacing the introduction of
new therapeutics and threatening to globally undermine health care. There is a crucial need …

Inhibition of the futalosine pathway for menaquinone biosynthesis suppresses Chlamydia trachomatis infection

BM Dudiak, TM Nguyen, D Needham, TC Outlaw… - FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chlamydia trachomatis, an obligate intracellular bacterium with limited metabolic
capabilities, possesses the futalosine pathway for menaquinone biosynthesis. Futalosine …

Resolving the multidecade-long mystery in MoaA radical SAM enzyme reveals new opportunities to tackle human health problems

K Yokoyama, D Li, H Pang - ACS bio & med Chem Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
MoaA is one of the most conserved radical S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) enzymes, and is
found in most organisms in all three kingdoms of life. MoaA contributes to the biosynthesis of …

Menaquinone Biosynthesis: New Strategies to Trap Radical Intermediates in the MqnE-Catalyzed Reaction

S Joshi, D Fedoseyenko, V Sharma, MA Nesbit… - Biochemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Aminofutalosine synthase (MqnE) is a radical SAM enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of
3-((1-carboxyvinyl) oxy) benzoic acid to aminofutalosine during the futalosine-dependent …