Assembly of bacterial capsular polysaccharides and exopolysaccharides

C Whitfield, SS Wear, C Sande - Annual Review of Microbiology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Polysaccharides are dominant features of most bacterial surfaces and are displayed in
different formats. Many bacteria produce abundant long-chain capsular polysaccharides …

[HTML][HTML] Exopolysaccharides from bacteria and fungi: current status and perspectives in Africa

OO Osemwegie, CO Adetunji, EA Ayeni, OI Adejobi… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Bacterial and fungal exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are extracellular metabolites of living
organisms (plants, animals, algae, bacteria and fungi) associated with adaptation, survival …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles using capsular polymeric substances produced by Bacillus altitudinis and investigation of its efficacy to kill …

U Halder, RK Roy, R Biswas, D Khan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Clinically relevant antibiotic-resistant bacteria are appeared to be hard or impossible to treat
using conventional antibiotics. In this context, copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) with …

Capsules and extracellular polysaccharides in Escherichia coli and Salmonella

C Sande, C Whitfield - EcoSal Plus, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Escherichia coli and Salmonella isolates produce a range of different polysaccharide
structures that play important roles in their biology. E. coli isolates often possess capsular …

[HTML][HTML] Translating bacteriophage-derived depolymerases into antibacterial therapeutics: Challenges and prospects

H Wang, Y Liu, C Bai, SSY Leung - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2024 - Elsevier
Predatory bacteriophages have evolved a vast array of depolymerases for bacteria capture
and deprotection. These depolymerases are enzymes responsible for degrading diverse …

Microbial synthesis of glycosaminoglycans and their oligosaccharides

K Liu, L Guo, X Chen, L Liu, C Gao - Trends in Microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
Compared with chemical synthesis and tissue extraction methods, microbial synthesis of
glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) is attractive because of the advantages of eco-friendly …

The role of ATP-binding cassette transporters in bacterial phytopathogenesis

Y Zeng, AO Charkowski - Phytopathology®, 2021 - Am Phytopath Society
Bacteria use selective membrane transporting strategies to support cell survival in different
environments. Of the membrane transport systems, ATP-binding cassette (ABC) …

[HTML][HTML] Single missense mutations in Vi capsule synthesis genes confer hypervirulence to Salmonella Typhi

GY Lee, J Song - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Many bacterial pathogens, including the human exclusive pathogen Salmonella Typhi,
express capsular polysaccharides as a crucial virulence factor. Here, through S. Typhi whole …

Biosynthesis and export of bacterial glycolipids

CA Caffalette, J Kuklewicz, N Spellmon… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Complex carbohydrates are essential for many biological processes, from protein quality
control to cell recognition, energy storage, and cell wall formation. Many of these processes …

Advancements in heparosan production through metabolic engineering andimproved fermentation

LL Sheng, YM Cai, Y Li, SL Huang, JZ Sheng - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Heparin is one of the most widely used natural drugs, and has been the preferred
anticoagulant and antithrombotic agent in the clinical setting for nearly a century. Heparin …