Trehalose, a non-reducing disaccharide, is widespread throughout the biological world. It is
the major blood sugar in insects playing a crucial role as an instant source of energy and in …

Glycoside hydrolases, the enzymes responsible for hydrolysis of the glycosidic bond in di-,
oligo-and polysaccharides, and glycoconjugates, are ubiquitous in Nature and fundamental …

Publisher Summary The aim of this chapter is to review the recent and spectacular progress
in the study of insect digestive biochemistry. It tries to establish uniform parameters for …

The synthesis of polyhydroxylated indolizidines and pyrrolizidines belonging to the class of
iminosugars, endowed with a vast and assorted biological activity, can be achieved in a …

This graduate textbook is aimed at providing researchers new to the subject with information
on the structure and mechanisms in the chemistry, biochemistry or processing of …

Colonic bacteria, exemplified by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, play a key role in
maintaining human health by harnessing large families of glycoside hydrolases (GHs) to …

Trehalase (TRE) is a key enzyme in trehalose degradation and has important functions in
insect growth and chitin synthesis. Though validamycin has the potential for pest control by …

New approaches have led to advances in the molecular knowledge of digestion and nutrient
absorption in insects. Cell fractionation with proteomics revealed the molecular composition …

Many aspects of protein function regulation require specific protein-protein interactions to
carry out the exact biochemical and cellular functions. The highly conserved members of the …

Trehalose is a non-reducing sugar whose ability to stabilize biomolecules has brought about
its widespread use in biological preservation applications. Trehalose is also an essential …