Can we microbe-manage our vitamin acquisition for better health?

J Nysten, P Van Dijck - Plos Pathogens, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Vitamins are indispensable micronutrients that are needed for a myriad of metabolic and
regulatory processes critical for all living organisms [1–3]. Because humans do not have the …

Enzymes in riboflavin biosynthesis: Potential antibiotic drug targets

J Jaroensuk, L Chuaboon, C Kesornpun… - Archives of Biochemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid resistance of pathogens to antibiotics has emerged as a major threat to global
health. Identification of new antibiotic targets is thus needed for developing alternative …

From Metabolism to Vitality: Uncovering Riboflavin's Importance in Poultry Nutrition

Y Shastak, W Pelletier - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Riboflavin, an essential B-vitamin, plays a crucial role in poultry
metabolism, impacting energy production, growth, and immune regulation. Its role in redox …

Mutation of the Plasmodium falciparum Flavokinase Confers Resistance to Roseoflavin and 8-Aminoriboflavin

A Hemasa, C Spry, M Mack, KJ Saliba - ACS Infectious Diseases, 2024 - ACS Publications
The riboflavin analogues, roseoflavin and 8-aminoriboflavin, inhibit malaria parasite
proliferation by targeting riboflavin utilization. To determine their mechanism of action, we …

Identification and characterization of thiamine analogs with antiplasmodial activity

I Fathoni, TCS Ho, AHY Chan, FJ Leeper… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Thiamine is metabolized into thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), an essential enzyme cofactor.
Previous work has shown that oxythiamine, a thiamine analog, is metabolized by thiamine …

Analysis of complementarities between nanomedicine and phytodrugs for the treatment of malarial infection

F Fulgheri, ML Manca, X Fernàndez-Busquets… - …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The use of nanocarriers in medicine, so-called nanomedicine, is one of the most innovative
strategies for targeting drugs at the action site and increasing their activity index and …

Role of riboflavin deficiency in malaria pathophysiology

S Sharma, A Ramachandran, A Sharma - Plos Pathogens, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The emergence of resistance against antimalarials and insecticides poses a significant
threat to malaria elimination strategies. It is crucial to explore potential risk factors for malaria …

Mutation of the P. falciparum flavokinase confers resistance to roseoflavin and 8-aminoriboflavin

A Hemasa, C Spry, M Mack, KJ Saliba - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
We previously found that two riboflavin analogues, roseoflavin and 8-aminoriboflavin, inhibit
malaria parasite proliferation by targeting riboflavin utilisation. To determine the mechanism …