Structural biology of gram-positive bacterial adhesins

Structural biology of Gram-positive bacterial adhesins.

The structural biology of Gram-positive cell surface adhesins is an emerging field of research, whereas Gram-negative pilus assembly and anchoring have been extensively investigated and are well understood. Gram-positive surface proteins known as MSCRAMMs (microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules) and individual proteins that assemble into long, hair-like organelles kn...

Structural features of cytochalasins responsible for gram-positive bacterial inhibitions.

A study of the relative effectiveness of some eighteen natural and synthetically modified cytochalasins on the uptake of glucose by the Gram-positive bacterium Arthrobacter sialophilus showed that cytochalasins B, C or D and aspochalasins A, C or D were inactive natural congeners. The presence of an alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl group in the macrolide moiety of these compounds with appropriat...

Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial properties of CuO nanoparticles against gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains

Nano structured materials have wide range of applications due to their interesting size-dependent chemical and physical properties compared to particles of size in the range of micrometer. Copper oxide nano materials are of interest on account of their potential uses in many technological fields. In this study  CuO nanoparticles were synthesized via simple sol gel method using basic CuSO4<...

Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial properties of CuO nanoparticles against gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains

Nano structured materials have wide range of applications due to their interesting size-dependent chemical and physical properties compared to particles of size in the range of micrometer. Copper oxide nano materials are of interest on account of their potential uses in many technological fields. In this study  CuO nanoparticles were synthesized via simple sol gel method using basic CuSO4<...

Bacterial Infections: Gram-Positive Cocci