Mechanistic insights into glycoside 3-oxidases involved in C-glycoside metabolism in soil microorganisms

A Taborda, T Frazão, MV Rodrigues… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
C-glycosides are natural products with important biological activities but are recalcitrant to
degradation. Glycoside 3-oxidases (G3Oxs) are recently identified bacterial flavo-oxidases …

Catalytic Mechanism of Collagen Hydrolysis by Zinc (II)-Dependent Matrix Metalloproteinase-1

A Varghese, SO Waheed, K Gorantla… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Human matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) is a zinc (II)-dependent enzyme that catalyzes
collagenolysis. Despite the availability of extensive experimental data, the mechanism of …

Molecular Mechanism of Double-Displacement Retaining β-Kdo Glycosyltransferase WbbB

D Rao, L Zhu, W Liu, Z Guo - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2024 - ACS Publications
Glycosyltransferases (GTs) are pivotal enzymes involved in glycosidic bond synthesis, which
can lead to either retention or inversion of the glycosyl moiety's anomeric configuration …

Unusual catalytic strategy by non-heme Fe (II)/2-oxoglutarate-dependent aspartyl hydroxylase AspH

A Krishnan, SO Waheed, A Varghese… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Biocatalytic C–H oxidation reactions are of important synthetic utility, provide a sustainable
route for selective synthesis of important organic molecules, and are an integral part of …

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 and the Analysis of the Specificity Loop and the S1′− Site

JY Choi, E Chung - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The specificity loop of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) is known to regulate recognition of
their substrates, and the S1′− site surrounded by the loop is a unique place to address the …

Novel Insights into the Catalytic Mechanism of Collagenolysis by Zn (II)-Dependent Matrix Metalloproteinase-1

KR Gorantla, A Krishnan, SO Waheed, A Varghese… - Biochemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
Collagen hydrolysis, catalyzed by Zn (II)-dependent matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), is a
critical physiological process. Despite previous computational investigations into the …

The examination of extracellular matrix macromolecular components via the structural and biophysical hybrid method approach

F Heide - 2023 - mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca
The extracellular matrix is a complex system of interacting macromolecules that serve
structural and functional purposes to maintain homeostasis of a cell. These systems can …