Glycosidase-targeting small molecules for biological and therapeutic applications

Y Kim, H Li, J Choi, J Boo, H Jo, JY Hyun… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Glycosidases are ubiquitous enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of glycosidic linkages in
oligosaccharides and glycoconjugates. These enzymes play a vital role in a wide variety of …

Plant glycosides and glycosidases: a treasure-trove for therapeutics

K Kytidou, M Artola, HS Overkleeft… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Plants contain numerous glycoconjugates that are metabolized by specific
glucosyltransferases and hydrolyzed by specific glycosidases, some also catalyzing …

A conserved enzyme of smut fungi facilitates cell-to-cell extension in the plant bundle sheath

B Ökmen, E Jaeger, L Schilling, N Finke… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Smut fungi comprise one of the largest groups of fungal plant pathogens causing disease in
all cereal crops. They directly penetrate host tissues and establish a biotrophic interaction …

From mechanism-based retaining glycosidase inhibitors to activity-based glycosidase profiling

M Artola, JMFG Aerts, GA van der Marel… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) is an effective technology for the identification and
functional annotation of enzymes in complex biological samples. ABP designs are normally …

Multiscale QM/MM Simulations Identify the Roles of Asp239 and 1-OH···Nucleophile in Transition State Stabilization in Arabidopsis thaliana Cell-Wall Invertase 1

W Meelua, T Wanjai, N Thinkumrob… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Arabidopsis thaliana cell-wall invertase 1 (AtCWIN1), a key enzyme in sucrose metabolism
in plants, catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into fructose and glucose. AtCWIN1 belongs to …

Activity-based protein profiling of retaining α-amylases in complex biological samples

Y Chen, Z Armstrong, M Artola, BI Florea… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Amylases are key enzymes in the processing of starch in many kingdoms of life. They are
important catalysts in industrial biotechnology where they are applied in, among others, food …

Cysteine Nucleophiles in Glycosidase Catalysis: Application of a Covalent β‐l‐Arabinofuranosidase Inhibitor

NGS McGregor, J Coines, V Borlandelli… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The recent discovery of zinc‐dependent retaining glycoside hydrolases (GHs), with active
sites built around a Zn (Cys) 3 (Glu) coordination complex, has presented unresolved …

Rational enzyme design without structural knowledge: a sequence‐based approach for efficient generation of transglycosylases

D Teze, J Zhao, M Wiemann, ZGA Kazi… - … A European Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Glycobiology is dogged by the relative scarcity of synthetic, defined oligosaccharides.
Enzyme‐catalysed glycosylation using glycoside hydrolases is feasible but is hampered by …

Glycosylated cyclophellitol-derived activity-based probes and inhibitors for cellulases

C De Boer, NGS McGregor, E Peterse… - RSC Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulases and related β-1, 4-glucanases are essential components of lignocellulose-
degrading enzyme mixtures. The detection of β-1, 4-glucanase activity typically relies on …

Identification of fungal lignocellulose-degrading biocatalysts secreted by Phanerochaete chrysosporium via activity-based protein profiling

C Schmerling, L Sewald, G Heilmann, F Witfeld… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) has emerged as a versatile biochemical method for
studying enzyme activity under various physiological conditions, with applications so far …