Glycoconjugates: synthesis, functional studies, and therapeutic developments

SS Shivatare, VS Shivatare, CH Wong - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Glycoconjugates are major constituents of mammalian cells that are formed via covalent
conjugation of carbohydrates to other biomolecules like proteins and lipids and often …

The role of lipopolysaccharide-induced cell signalling in chronic inflammation

MJ Page, DB Kell, E Pretorius - Chronic Stress, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the main structural component of the outer membrane of most
Gram-negative bacteria and has diverse immunostimulatory and procoagulant effects. Even …

A journey from structure to function of bacterial lipopolysaccharides

F Di Lorenzo, KA Duda, R Lanzetta, A Silipo… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a crucial constituent of the outer membrane of most Gram-
negative bacteria, playing a fundamental role in the protection of bacteria from …

Natural and synthetic carbohydrate-based vaccine adjuvants and their mechanisms of action

C Pifferi, R Fuentes, A Fernández-Tejada - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Modern subunit vaccines based on homogeneous antigens offer more precise targeting and
improved safety compared with traditional whole-pathogen vaccines. However, they are also …

Commensal microbiota modulation of natural resistance to virus infection

KL Stefan, MV Kim, A Iwasaki, DL Kasper - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Interferon (IFN)-Is are crucial mediators of antiviral immunity and homeostatic immune
system regulation. However, the source of IFN-I signaling under homeostatic conditions is …

Polymyxins and bacterial membranes: a review of antibacterial activity and mechanisms of resistance

C Ayoub Moubareck - Membranes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Following their initial discovery in the 1940s, polymyxin antibiotics fell into disfavor due to
their potential clinical toxicity, especially nephrotoxicity. However, the dry antibiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid-state NMR spectroscopy for complex carbohydrate structural analysis: A hitchhiker's guide

I Speciale, A Notaro, P Garcia-Vello, F Di Lorenzo… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Structural determination of carbohydrates is mostly performed by liquid-state NMR, and it is
a demanding task because the NMR signals of these biomolecules explore a rather narrow …

Chemical basis of combination therapy to combat antibiotic resistance

Z Si, K Pethe, MB Chan-Park - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
The antimicrobial resistance crisis is a global health issue requiring discovery and
development of novel therapeutics. However, conventional screening of natural products or …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and function: Lipid A modifications in commensals and pathogens

A Steimle, IB Autenrieth, JS Frick - International Journal of Medical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of Gram negative bacteria are one of the most potent stimulators
of the host innate immune system and LPS recognition is essential for the host organism to …

Hopanoid lipids: from membranes to plant–bacteria interactions

BJ Belin, N Busset, E Giraud, A Molinaro… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Lipid research represents a frontier for microbiology, as showcased by hopanoid lipids.
Hopanoids, which resemble sterols and are found in the membranes of diverse bacteria …