[HTML][HTML] Glycosyltransferases: Mining, engineering and applications in biosynthesis of glycosylated plant natural products

B He, X Bai, Y Tan, W Xie, Y Feng, GY Yang - Synthetic and Systems …, 2022 - Elsevier
UDP-Glycosyltransferases (UGTs) catalyze the transfer of nucleotide-activated sugars to
specific acceptors, among which the GT1 family enzymes are well-known for their function in …

Structure-based enzyme engineering improves donor-substrate recognition of Arabidopsis thaliana glycosyltransferases

A Akere, SH Chen, X Liu, Y Chen, SC Dantu… - Biochemical …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Glycosylation of secondary metabolites involves plant UDP-dependent glycosyltransferases
(UGTs). UGTs have shown promise as catalysts in the synthesis of glycosides for medical …

Glycosyltransferases: mechanisms and applications in natural product development

DM Liang, JH Liu, H Wu, BB Wang, HJ Zhu… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Glycosylation reactions mainly catalyzed by glycosyltransferases (Gts) occur almost
everywhere in the biosphere, and always play crucial roles in vital processes. In order to …

Plant secondary metabolism linked glycosyltransferases: An update on expanding knowledge and scopes

P Tiwari, RS Sangwan, NS Sangwan - Biotechnology Advances, 2016 - Elsevier
The multigene family of enzymes known as glycosyltransferases or popularly known as GTs
catalyze the addition of carbohydrate moiety to a variety of synthetic as well as natural …

Features and applications of bacterial glycosyltransferases: current state and prospects

A Luzhetskyy, A Bechthold - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2008 - Springer
The bioactivity of many natural products including valuable antibiotics and anticancer
therapeutics depends on their sugar moieties. Changes in the structures of these sugars can …

[HTML][HTML] Glycosyltransferase GT1 family: Phylogenetic distribution, substrates coverage, and representative structural features

P Zhang, Z Zhang, L Zhang, J Wang, C Wu - Computational and structural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Glycosyltransferases (GTs) are responsible for transferring glycosyl moieties from activated
sugar donors to certain acceptors, among which the GT1 family enzymes have been known …

A bacterial glycosyltransferase gene toolbox: generation and applications

A Erb, H Weiß, J Härle, A Bechthold - Phytochemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
The bioactivity of many natural products produced by microorganisms can be attributed to
their sugar substituents. These substituents are transferred as nucleotide-activated sugars to …

[HTML][HTML] Structure, mechanism and engineering of plant natural product glycosyltransferases

X Wang - FEBS letters, 2009 - Elsevier
Glycosylation is a key mechanism in determining chemical complexity and diversity of plant
natural products, and influencing their chemical properties and bioactivities. Uridine …

Elucidation of the complete biosynthetic pathway of the main triterpene glycosylation products of Panax notoginseng using a synthetic biology platform

D Wang, J Wang, Y Shi, R Li, F Fan, Y Huang, W Li… - Metabolic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract UDP-glycosyltransferase (UGT)-mediated glycosylation is a widespread
modification of plant natural products (PNPs), which exhibit a wide range of bioactivities, and …

Glycosyltransferases, important tools for drug design

A Luzhetskyy, C Mendez, JA Salas… - Current topics in …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
An increasing appreciation of carbohydrates as components of natural products has
uncovered new opportunities in carbohydrate-based drug design. Glycosylated natural …