Endo-beta-galactosidase was purified 4400-fold from a culture filtrate of Escherichia freundii with 45% recovery. The enzyme preparation was practically free of exoglycosidases, sulfatase, and proteases. This enzyme hydrolyzed several keratan sulfates, endoglycosidically releasing oligosaccharides of various molecular sizes. Among the digestion products of the corneal keratan sulfate, the struc...

Cancer cells express an abnormal metabolism characterized by increased glucose consumption owing to genetic mutations and mitochondrial dysfunction. Previous studies indicate that unlike healthy tissues, cancer cells are unable to effectively use ketone bodies for energy. Furthermore, ketones inhibit the proliferation and viability of cultured tumor cells. As the Warburg effect is especially pr...

Pseudomonas sp. IFO-13309 and Actinobacillus sp. IFO-13310, bacteria which exhibit a symbiotic growth in a medium containing keratin sulfate as a sole carbon source, were isolated from soil. Extracts of these organisms were shown to contain an endoglycosidase, a sulfatase, and exo-beta-D-galactosidase, and an exo-beta-D-N-acetylglucosaminidase which, together, catalyze an extensive cleavage of ...

The title donor, ethyl 2-acetamido-4,6-di-O-benzyl-2,3-N,O-carbonyl-2-deoxy-1-thio-beta-D-glycopyranoside, is shown to be an excellent glycosyl donor giving immediate and efficient access to variant GlcNAc-containing oligosaccharides.

An unprecedented domino radical cyclisation-Smiles rearrangement process affording 3-(2'-aryl-N-methyl acetamido)indolin-2-ones is presented. Experimental rationalisation of this approach and description of an unexpected tricyclic core are also handled.

Paullinia pinnata Linn (Sapindaceae) is a medicinal plant, locally used in the West Region of Cameroon for the treatment of typhoid fever. This work was designed to evaluate the antityphoid and antioxidant activities of the extracts and compounds of P. pinnata. The methanol extracts of the leaves and stems were tested for antityphoid and antioxidant activities. Compounds were isolated, and thei...

The preparation of 6(A)-deoxy-6(A)-(6-(2-(1,4,7,10-tetraoxa-13-azacyclopentadecan-13-yl)acetamido)hexylamino)-alpha-cyclodextrin, 3, 6(A)-deoxy-6(A)-(6-(2-(1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxa-16-azacyclooctadecan-16-yl)acetamido)hexylamino)-alpha-cyclodextrin, 4, and their beta-cyclodextrin analogues, 5 and 6, are described. (1)H (600 MHz) ROESY NMR spectra of the C(6) substituted beta-cyclodextrins, 5 and 6,...