Cell-free lysates of the strict anaerobe Oxalobacter formigenes contained the following enzymatic activities: oxalyl coenzyme A reductase, glyoxylate carboligase, tartronic semialdehyde reductase, and glycerate kinase. NAD(P)-linked formate dehydrogenase, serine-glyoxylate aminotransferase, and NAD(P) transhydrogenase activities were not detected. These results support the hypothesis that O. fo...

P(1)-Citronellyl-P(2)-alpha-D-pyranosyl pyrophosphates containing alpha-D-N-acetylglucoseaminyl, alpha-D-glucosyl, and alpha-D-N-acetylmuramyl carbohydrates were synthesized and used in substrate specificity studies of the Escherichia coli MurG enzyme. Oxalyl chloride activation of citronellyl phosphate for coupling to alpha-D-pyranose-1-phosphates resulted in markedly improved yields over trad...

the n-(2-benzoyl-phenyl) oxalyl derivatives are important models for studying of three-centered intramolecular hydrogen bonding in organic molecules. the quantum theoretical calculations for two crystal structures of n-(2-benzoyl-phenyl) oxalyl (compounds i and ii) were performed by density functional theory (b3lyp method and 6-311+g* basis set). from the optimized structures, geometric paramet...

New Schiff bases, hydrazones and semicarbazones derived from 1,2-dihydro-4-hydroxy-6-methyl2-oxoquinoline-3-carbaldehyde, have been synthesized. The semicarbazone was subjected to react with 2,3-dichloroquinoxaline, chloroacetic acid, and oxalyl chloride affording multiaza­ heterocycles substituted to quinolone moiety at position 3. Condensation of the 2-imidazolidinethione derivative with some...

Intramolecular hydrogen bond (HB) formation was analyzed in the model compounds N-(2-benzoylphenyl)acetamide, N-(2-benzoylphenyl)oxalamate and N1,N2-bis(2-benzoylphenyl)oxalamide. The formation of three-center hydrogen bonds in oxalyl derivatives was demonstrated in the solid state by the X-ray diffraction analysis of the geometric parameters associated with the molecular structures. The solven...

Hyperoxaluria can lead to multiple pathologic conditions such as recurrent urolithiasis, oxalosis, nephrocalcinosis and even renal failure, but there is no known oxalate-degrading pathway in the human body, and current therapeutic options for patients with hyperoxaluria are limited. Oxalyl-CoA decarboxylase and formyl-CoA transferase are the key enzymes in the oxalate catabolism of Oxalobacter ...

Considering the widespread occurrence of oxalate in nature and its broad impact on a host of organisms, it is surprising that so little is known about the turnover of this important acid. In plants, oxalate oxidase is the most well studied enzyme capable of degrading oxalate, but not all plants possess this activity. Recently, an Acyl Activating Enzyme 3 (AAE3), encoding an oxalyl-CoA synthetas...