Bacterial terpenome

JD Rudolf, TA Alsup, B Xu, Z Li - Natural product reports, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to mid-2020 Terpenoids, also called isoprenoids, are the largest and most
structurally diverse family of natural products. Found in all domains of life, there are over 80 …

On the coupling between mechanical properties and electrostatics in biological membranes

VV Galassi, N Wilke - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cell membrane structure is proposed as a lipid matrix with embedded proteins, and thus,
their emerging mechanical and electrostatic properties are commanded by lipid behavior …

Bacterial lipid biophysics and membrane organization

LMY Mitchison-Field, BJ Belin - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
The formation of lateral microdomains is emerging as a central organizing principle in
bacterial membranes. These microdomains are targets of antibiotic development and have …

Engineering membrane architecture for biotechnological applications

Z **, A Vighi, Y Dong, JA Bureau, C Ignea - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellular membranes, predominantly described as a dynamic bilayer, are composed of
different lipids, transmembrane proteins, and carbohydrates. Most research on biological …

Construction of a bacterial lipidomics analytical platform: Pilot validation with bovine paratuberculosis serum

PL Wood, E Erol - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lipidomics analyses of bacteria offer the potential to detect and monitor infections in a host
since many bacterial lipids are not present in mammals. To evaluate this omics approach …

The role of hopanoids in fortifying rhizobia against a changing climate

EM Tookmanian, BJ Belin, JP Sáenz… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteria are a globally sustainable source of fixed nitrogen, which is essential for life and
crucial for modern agriculture. Many nitrogen‐fixing bacteria are agriculturally important …

Interaction of a polyarginine peptide with membranes of different mechanical properties

MA Crosio, MA Via, CI Cámara, A Mangiarotti… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
The membrane translocation efficiency of cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) has been largely
studied, and poly-arginines have been highlighted as particularly active CPPs, especially …

Functional diversity of isoprenoid lipids in Methylobacterium extorquens PA1

S Rizk, P Henke, C Santana‐Molina… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hopanoids and carotenoids are two of the major isoprenoid‐derived lipid classes in
prokaryotes that have been proposed to have similar membrane ordering properties as …

Improvement of Freeze-Dried Survival of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Based on Cell Membrane Regulation

S Cui, K Hu, Z Qian, B Mao, Q Zhang, J Zhao, X Tang… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The cell membrane of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum is a key structure for cell survival. In this
study, we aimed to improve the lyophilization resistance of L. plantarum by regulating the …

Phytosterol profiles, genomes and enzymes–an overview

S Darnet, A Blary, Q Chevalier, H Schaller - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The remarkable diversity of sterol biosynthetic capacities described in living organisms is
enriched at a fast pace by a growing number of sequenced genomes. Whereas analytical …