Glycosidases—a great synthetic tool

M Scigelova, S Singh, DHG Crout - Journal of Molecular Catalysis B …, 1999 - Elsevier
Glycosidases were used to prepare oligosaccharide structures of physiological and
medicinal relevance. The study included an extensive screening of crude enzymatic …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial glycosyltransferases: challenges and opportunities of a highly diverse enzyme class toward tailoring natural products

J Schmid, D Heider, NJ Wendel, N Sperl… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The enzyme subclass of glycosyltransferases (GTs; EC 2.4) currently comprises 97 families
as specified by CAZy classification. One of their important roles is in the biosynthesis of …

Enzyme-catalyzed oligosaccharide synthesis

Y Ichikawa, GC Look, CH Wong - Analytical biochemistry, 1992 - Elsevier
Cell-surface carbohydrates and their conjugates are involved in many types of molecular
recognition. This review describes recent developments in enzyme-catalyzed …

Glycosyltransferase engineering for carbohydrate synthesis

JB McArthur, X Chen - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2016 - portlandpress.com
Glycosyltransferases (GTs) are powerful tools for the synthesis of complex and biologically-
important carbohydrates. Wild-type GTs may not have all the properties and functions that …

Enzymes in the synthesis of glycoconjugates

RM Schmaltz, SR Hanson, CH Wong - Chemical reviews, 2011 - ACS Publications
Aims This review is intended to update our previous discussion on the chemoenzymatic
synthesis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates,(1) with new emphasis placed on …

Expression cloning of glycosyltransferases

M Fukuda, MFA Bierhuizen, J Nakayama - Glycobiology, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Cloning of cDNAs encoding glycosyltransferases enters into a new era because of the
advent of expression cloning for glycosyltransferases. This mini-review summarizes a short …

Enzymatic glycosylation of small molecules: challenging substrates require tailored catalysts

T Desmet, W Soetaert, P Bojarová… - … A European Journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Glycosylation can significantly improve the physicochemical and biological properties of
small molecules like vitamins, antibiotics, flavors, and fragrances. The chemical synthesis of …

Harnessing glycoenzyme engineering for synthesis of bioactive oligosaccharides

M Benkoulouche, R Fauré… - Journal of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Combined with chemical synthesis, the use of glycoenzyme biocatalysts has shown great
synthetic potential over recent decades owing to their remarkable versatility in terms of …

Structure/function studies of glycosyltransferases

C Breton, A Imberty - Current opinion in structural biology, 1999 - Elsevier
Glycosyltransferases are the enzymes that synthesize oligosaccharides, polysaccharides
and glycoconjugates. The analysis of the wealth of sequences that are now available in …

[HTML][HTML] Enzymatic synthesis of glycosides: from natural O-and N-glycosides to rare C-and S-glycosides

J Ati, P Lafite, R Daniellou - Beilstein journal of organic …, 2017 - beilstein-journals.org
Carbohydrate related enzymes, like glycosyltransferases and glycoside hydrolases, are
nowadays more easily accessible and are thought to represent powerful and greener …