Sialic acid metabolism and sialyltransferases: natural functions and applications

Y Li, X Chen - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2012 - Springer
Sialic acids are a family of negatively charged monosaccharides which are commonly
presented as the terminal residues in glycans of the glycoconjugates on eukaryotic cell …

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of GD3 oligosaccharides and other disialyl glycans containing natural and non-natural sialic acids

H Yu, J Cheng, L Ding, Z Khedri, Y Chen… - Journal of the …, 2009 - ACS Publications
In order to understand the biological importance of naturally occurring sialic acid variations
on disialyl structures in nature, we developed an efficient two-step multienzyme approach for …

Characterization of mouse sialyltransferase genes: their evolution and diversity

S Takashima - Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 2008 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Sialic acids are negatively charged acidic sugars, and sialylglycoconjugates often play
important roles in various biological phenomena. Sialyltransferases are involved in the …

Structural insights into sialic acid enzymology

A Buschiazzo, PM Alzari - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2008 - Elsevier
Sialic acids are a diverse family of negatively charged sugars that play essential biological
roles. Their presence and relative abundance in different cells is ultimately regulated by the …

Diversity of microbial sialic acid metabolism

ER Vimr, KA Kalivoda, EL Deszo… - … and molecular biology …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Sialic acids are structurally unique nine-carbon keto sugars occupying the interface between
the host and commensal or pathogenic microorganisms. An important function of host sialic …

Structural Analysis of the α-2,3-Sialyltransferase Cst-I from Campylobacter jejuni in Apo and Substrate-Analogue Bound Forms,

CPC Chiu, LL Lairson, M Gilbert, WW Wakarchuk… - Biochemistry, 2007 - ACS Publications
Sialic acid is an essential sugar in biology that plays key roles in numerous cellular
processes and interactions. The biosynthesis of sialylated glycoconjugates is catalyzed by …

Microbial Glycosyltransferases for Carbohydrate Synthesis:  α-2,3-Sialyltransferase from Neisseria gonorrheae

M Izumi, GJ Shen, S Wacowich-Sgarbi… - Journal of the …, 2001 - ACS Publications
The α-2, 3-sialyltransferase from Neisseria gonorrhea e was overproduced in E. coli for
exploitation of its substrate specificity and synthetic utility. Several potential acceptor …

Features and applications of bacterial sialidases

S Kim, DB Oh, HA Kang, O Kwon - Applied microbiology and …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Sialidases, or neuraminidases (EC 3.2. 1.18), belong to a class of glycosyl
hydrolases that release terminal N-acylneuraminate residues from the glycans of …

A Multifunctional Pasteurella multocida Sialyltransferase:  A Powerful Tool for the Synthesis of Sialoside Libraries

H Yu, H Chokhawala, R Karpel, H Yu… - Journal of the …, 2005 - ACS Publications
A multifunctional sialyltransferase has been cloned from Pasteurella multocida strain P-1059
and expressed in E. coli as a truncated C-terminal His6-tagged recombinant protein …

A new multi-enzyme system for a one-pot synthesis of sialyl oligosaccharides: Combined use of β-galactosidase and α (26)-sialyltransferase coupled with …

GF Herrmann, Y Ichikawa, C Wandrey, FCA Gaeta… - Tetrahedron letters, 1993 - Elsevier
A New Multi-Enzyme System for a One-Pot Synthesis of Sialyl Oligosaccharides: Combined
Use of p-Galactosidase and a(2,6)-Siaiylt Page 1 Tetrahedron Lctten.. Vol. 34, No. 19. pp …