We reported previously that D-glucosamine or a close derivative was involved in the synthesis of the N-methyl-L-glucosamine moiety of streptomycin'). Since D-glucosamine is a component of the cell wall of streptomycetes2,3), this sugar or its derivatives may be a common precursor of streptomycin and the cell wall. We studied also whether UDP-N-methyl D glucosaminephosphate was involved in the s...

The amino sugar, D-glucosamine, inhibits the preformed route of thymidine metabolism in rat C6 glioma cells. This inhibition results from a concatenation of several distinct effects, including the inhibition of thymidine uptake, the reduction of thymidine phosphorylation, and an increased leakage of thymidine to the extracellular space. Each of these effects, while ostensibly small in magnitude...

It has been hypothesized that glucose-induced insulin resistance is mediated by accumulation of UDP-N-acetylhexosamines (UDP-HexNAcs). In a previous study on rat epitrochlearis muscles incubated with high concentrations of glucose and insulin (Kawanaka K, D-H Han, J Gao, LA Nolte, and JO Holloszy. J Biol Chem 276: 20101-20107, 2001), we found that insulin resistance developed even when the incr...

The relationship between two aminopolysaccharide stereoisomers, namely α-(1→4)- and β-(1→4)-linked (N-acetyl)-D-glucosamine polymers, is of significant interest within the field of polysaccharide science, as they correspond to amino analogs of the representative abundant natural polysaccharides, viz. amylose and cellulose. While the latter glucosamine polymer is the basis of well-known natural ...

We describe the design and synthesis of substrate and internal standard conjugates for application in profiling enzyme activity of the enzymes alpha-D-2-deoxy-2-N-sulfonamido-glucosamine sulfamidase, alpha-D-2-deoxy-2-N-acetyl-glucosamine hydrolase, acetyl-coenzymeA:alpha-D-2-deoxy-2-amino-glucosamine transferase, and alpha-D-2-deoxy-2-N-acetyl-glucosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase. Deficiency of any...

Kitin adalah homopolimer yang tersusun dari N-acetyl d-glucosamine dan glucosamine terikat dengan β 1–4 glycosidic . umumnya diperoleh ekstraksi kulit udang melalui proses deproteinasi demineralisasi tahapan lama panjang. Pada penelitian ini dilakukan isolasi kitin jamur tiram sebagai alternatif sumber bahan baku bantuan reaktor microwave Proses pada variasi waktu antara 5-60 menit untuk memper...

It has been demonstrated that n-glucosamine and N-acetyln-glucosamine are metabolized in animal tissues to n-fructose via phosphorylated intermediates (14). It has also been shown that n-glucose is converted to n-glucosamine and incorporated into glycoproteins and mucopolysaccharides (Pll), probably through formation of uridine diphosphate derivatives as intermediates (4). Little work has been ...

It has been demonstrated that n-glucosamine and N-acetyln-glucosamine are metabolized in animal tissues to n-fructose via phosphorylated intermediates (14). It has also been shown that n-glucose is converted to n-glucosamine and incorporated into glycoproteins and mucopolysaccharides (Pll), probably through formation of uridine diphosphate derivatives as intermediates (4). Little work has been ...