Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes serious nosocomial infections, and an important
virulence factor produced by this organism is lipopolysaccharide (LPS). This review …

Many biologically active small‐molecule natural products produced by microorganisms
derive their activities from sugar substituents. Changing the structures of these sugars can …

Short‐chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDRs) are enzymes of great functional diversity.
Even at sequence identities of typically only 15–30%, specific sequence motifs are …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen capable of producing a wide variety
of virulence factors, including extracellular rhamnolipids and lipopolysaccharide …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces abundant levels of rhamnolipid biosurfactants which
exhibit remarkable chemical and physical characteristics, making these compounds …

l-Rhamnose is a deoxy sugar found widely in bacteria and plants. Evidence continues to
emerge about its essential role in many pathogenic bacteria. The crystal structures of two of …

The major cell wall polysaccharide of mycobacteria is a branched-chain arabinogalactan in
which arabinan chains are attached to the 5 carbon of some of the 6-linked galactofuranose …

The Arabidopsis seed coat epidermis undergoes a complex process of differentiation that
includes the biosynthesis and secretion of large quantities of pectinaceous mucilage …

The synthesis of deoxy-thymidine di-phosphate (dTDP)–L-rhamnose, an important
component of the cell wall of many microorganisms, is a target for therapeutic intervention …

UDP-l-rhamnose is required for the biosynthesis of cell wall rhamnogalacturonan-I,
rhamnogalacturonan-II, and natural compounds in plants. It has been suggested that the …