Donald Andrew Comfort
Works (7)
Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:56
2011 journal article
A novel alpha-d-galactosynthase from Thermotoga maritima converts beta-d-galactopyranosyl azide to alpha-galacto-oligosaccharides
GLYCOBIOLOGY, 21(4), 448–456.
author keywords: alpha-galacto-oligosaccharides; glycosynthase; alpha-gal epitope; carbohydrate synthesis; protein engineering
MeSH headings : Aspartic Acid / chemistry; Azides / chemistry; Chromatography, Thin Layer; Disaccharides / biosynthesis; Galactose / metabolism; Glycine / chemistry; Kinetics; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; Mutant Proteins / chemistry; Mutant Proteins / genetics; Mutant Proteins / metabolism; Protein Engineering; Thermotoga maritima / enzymology; alpha-Galactosidase / chemistry; alpha-Galactosidase / genetics; alpha-Galactosidase / metabolism
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Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Functional-genomics-based identification and characterization of open reading frames encoding alpha-glucoside-processing enzymes in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 74(4), 1281–1283.
MeSH headings : Computational Biology; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / genetics; Genomics / methods; Open Reading Frames / genetics; Pyrococcus furiosus / enzymology; Pyrococcus furiosus / genetics; alpha-Glucosidases / genetics; beta-Amylase / genetics
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Added: August 6, 2018
2007 journal article
Biochemical analysis of Thermotoga maritima GH36 alpha-galactosidase (TmGalA) confirms the mechanistic commonality of clan GH-D glycoside hydrolases
BIOCHEMISTRY, 46(11), 3319–3330.
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Azides / pharmacology; Catalysis; Cloning, Molecular; Hot Temperature; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Kinetics; Models, Molecular; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; Protein Denaturation; Sequence Alignment; Substrate Specificity; Thermotoga maritima / enzymology; Thermotoga maritima / genetics; alpha-Galactosidase / drug effects; alpha-Galactosidase / genetics; alpha-Galactosidase / metabolism
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Added: August 6, 2018
2007 journal article
Impact of substrate glycoside linkage. and elemental sulfur on bioenergetics, of and hydrogen production by the hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 73(21), 6842–6853.
MeSH headings : Archaea; Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry; Gene Expression Regulation, Archaeal; Genome, Archaeal; Glycosides / metabolism; Hot Temperature; Hydrogen / metabolism; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Open Reading Frames; Pyrococcus furiosus / enzymology; Pyrococcus furiosus / genetics; Pyrococcus furiosus / physiology; Sulfur / metabolism
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Added: August 6, 2018
2007 journal article
Rheological properties of guar galactomannan solutions during hydrolysis with galactomannanase and alpha-galactosidase enzyme mixtures
BIOMACROMOLECULES, 8(3), 949–956.
MeSH headings : Carbohydrate Conformation; Galactans / metabolism; Galactose / analogs & derivatives; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Hydrolysis; Kinetics; Mannans / chemistry; Mannans / metabolism; Mannose / chemistry; Mannosidases / chemistry; Models, Chemical; Models, Statistical; Plant Gums / metabolism; Polysaccharides / chemistry; Rheology / methods; Time Factors; alpha-Galactosidase / chemistry
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Added: August 6, 2018
2006 journal article
Transcriptional and biochemical analysis of starch metabolism in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus
JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 188(6), 2115–2125.
MeSH headings : Archaeal Proteins / genetics; Bacterial Proteins / genetics; DNA, Archaeal / chemistry; DNA, Archaeal / genetics; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Expression Regulation, Archaeal; Glucose / metabolism; Glucosephosphates / metabolism; Glucosyltransferases / genetics; Glycogen Debranching Enzyme System / genetics; Glycoside Hydrolases / genetics; Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / genetics; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Pyrococcus furiosus / genetics; Pyrococcus furiosus / metabolism; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Starch / metabolism; Substrate Specificity
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Added: August 6, 2018
2005 journal article
An expression-driven approach to the prediction of carbohydrate transport and utilization regulons in the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima
JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 187(21), 7267–7282.
MeSH headings : 5' Flanking Region / genetics; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / chemistry; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / genetics; Biological Evolution; Biological Transport / genetics; Carbohydrate Metabolism; Computational Biology; Gene Duplication; Gene Expression Profiling; Genes, Bacterial; Genes, Regulator; Genomics; Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / genetics; Nucleic Acid Conformation; Oligosaccharides / metabolism; Pentose Phosphate Pathway / genetics; Regulon / physiology; Rhamnose / metabolism; Thermotoga maritima / genetics; Thermotoga maritima / metabolism; Xylose / metabolism
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Added: August 6, 2018
