In search for new effective we antyfungals we focus on two enzymes involved in biosynthesis of the fungal cell wall. The first enzyme is glucosamine-6-phosphate (GlmS), which catalyzes transformation of D-fructose-6-phosphate (Fru-6P) to D-glucosamine-6-phodphate (GlcN-6P) in the chitin biosynthesis pathway. The second enzyme is phosphomannose isomerase (PMI) repored to play a crucial role in biosynthesis of many mannosylated structures,...

Dsb proteins control the formation and rearrangement of disulfide bonds during the folding of secreted and membrane proteins in bacteria. DsbG, a member of this family, has disulfide bond isomerase and chaperone activity. Here, we present two crystal structures of DsbG at 1.7- and 2.0-Angstrom resolution that are meant to represent the reduced and oxidized forms, respectively. The oxidized structure, however, reveals a mixture...

D-Tagatose is a natural monosaccharide which can be used as a low-calorie sugar substitute in food, beverages and pharmaceutical products. It is also currently being tested as an anti-diabetic and obesity control drug. D-Tagatose is a rare sugar, but it can be manufactured by the chemical or enzymatic isomerization of D-galactose obtained by a beta-D-galactosidase-catalyzed hydrolysis of milk sugar lactose and the separation of...

Centra aktywne izomerazy fosfoglukozowej (PGI) oraz domeny izomerazowej (HPI) syntazy glukozamino-6-fosforanu (GlcN-6-P), wykazują podobieństwo ułożenia przestrzennego kluczowych reszt aminokwasowych, z wyjątkiem reszty Arg272 PGI i reszt Lys603 i Lys485 HPI. Dziesięć pochodnych D-heksitolo-6-P, kwasu 5-fosfoarabonowego i kwasu 6-fosfoglukonowego, strukturalnych analogów cis-enolaminy lub cis-enolanu, przypuszczalnych stanów przejściowych...