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Disaccharide analogs as probes for glycosyltransferases in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pathak, Ashish K.,Pathak, Vibha,Seitz, Lainne,Gurcha, Sudagar S.,Besra, Gurdyal S.,Riordan, James M.,Reynolds, Robert C.
, p. 5629 - 5650 (2008/03/18)
Glycosyltransferases (GTs) play a crucial role in mycobacterial cell wall biosynthesis and are necessary for the survival of mycobacteria. Hence, these enzymes are potential new drug targets for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB), especially multiple drug
Synthesis of a fluorescent arabinofuranosyl disaccharide: A probe for arabinosyltransferase activity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pathak, Ashish K.,Pathak, Vibha,Bansal, Namita,Maddry, Joseph A.,Reynolds, Robert C.
, p. 979 - 982 (2007/10/03)
(5-N,N-Dimethylaminonaphthalene-1-sulfonamidoethyl)-5-O-(α-D-arabino furanosyl)-α-D-arabinofuranoside 1 was synthesized as a fluorescent probe for the determination of arabinosyltransferase activity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
