d arabinose/dental caries

A Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore forming and non-motile bacterium, designated strain NUM 1720(T) , was isolated from the oral cavity of bears. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, strain NUM 1720(T) was shown to be related to Gibbsiella quercinecans (99.4%). The gyrB and rpoB gene

The design and synthesis of novel Ras inhibitors with a bicyclic scaffold derived from the natural sugar D-arabinose are presented. Molecular modelling showed that these ligands can bind Ras by accommodating the aromatic moieties and the phenylhydroxylamino group in a cavity near the Switch II

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) biosynthesis represents an underexploited target pathway for novel antimicrobial development to combat the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria. A key player in LPS synthesis is the enzyme D-arabinose-5-phosphate isomerase (API), which catalyzes the reversible