A novel disaccharide, glucosyl 1,5-anhydro-d-fructose (1,5-anhydro-3-O-α-glucopyranosyl-d-fructose, GAF) was enzymatically prepared from 1,5-anhydro-d-fructose (1,5-AF) and cyclomaltoheptaose (β-cyclodextrin). Cyclodextrin glucanotransferase transferred various sizes of maltooligosaccharide to...

2I-O-p-Tolylsulfonylcyclomaltoheptaose was obtained in 42% yield by reaction of 1-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-(1H)-1,2,4-triazole on NaH-deprotonated cyclomaltoheptaose in DMF and further converted into the corresponding mono-2I,3I-manno-epoxide.

1H NMR spectra of G1-α-CD and G1-β-CD were recorded using a spectrometer equipped with a 21.6 T magnet. An ultra-high magnetic field was effective for detecting 1H NMR signals with a small difference in chemical shifts. Introducing a glucosyl group onto CDs as a branch caused deformation of eq...

A coupling reaction of cyclodextrin glucosyltransferase (CGTase) with glucose and 6-deoxy-6-iodo-cyclomaltoheptaose (1), in the presence of glucoamylase, followed by acetylation, led to a convenient synthesis of acetylated 6III-deoxy-6III-iodo-maltotriose (2) and 6IV-deoxy-6IV-iodo-maltotetraose...

Ruminococcus is one of the keystone bacteria of the human colonic microbiota and is highly specific for utilization of resistant starch via formation of amylosomes. Here, we present the characteristics of an extracellular amylase, Rbamy5, in Ruminococcus bromii. In an in silico study, it showed ...

The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) contains a carbohydrate-binding module (β1-CBM) that is conserved from yeast to mammals. β1-CBM has been shown to localize AMPK to glycogen in intact cells and in vitro. Here we use Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy to investigate oligosaccharide b...

A unique multibranched cyclomaltooligosaccharide (cyclodextrin, CD) of 61,63,65-tri-O-α-maltosyl-cyclomaltoheptaose [61,63,65-tri-O-α-maltosyl-β-cyclodextrin, (G2)3-βCD] was prepared. The physicochemical and biological properties of (G2)3-βCD were determined together with those of monobranc...

The physicochemical and biological properties of the new branched cyclomaltooligosaccharides (cyclodextrins; CDs), 2-O-α-d-galactosyl-cyclomaltohexaose (2-O-α-d-galactosyl-α-cyclodextrin, 2-Gal-αCD) and 2-O-α-d-galactosyl-cyclomaltoheptaose (2-O-α-d-galactosyl-β-cyclodextrin, 2-Gal-βCD),...

We synthesized phenylacetylenes containing β-lactoside, β-cellobioside, or β-maltoside, and polymerized them to produce the corresponding poly (phenylacetylene)s. In these poly (phenylacetylene)s, the pendent carbohydrates were tethered to the mainchains by serinol spacers. Because similar gl...

Desulfurococcus amylolyticus is an anaerobic and hyperthermophilic crenarchaeon that can use various carbohydrates as energy sources. We found a gene encoding a glycoside hydrolase family 57 amylolytic enzymes (DApu) in a putative carbohydrate utilization gene cluster in the genome of D. amyloly...

We have previously described 6-O-α-maltosyl-β cyclodextrin (Mal-βCD), which forms soluble inclusion complex with cholesterol. Here we further investigated the effect of Mal-βCD and cholesterol/Mal-βCD inclusion complex (CLM) on cellular cholesterol levels in a mouse mast cell line, mastocyt...

We aimed to investigate whether 6-O-α-maltosyl-β-cyclodextrin (Mal-βCD) is incorporated into cells and lysosomes during the release of unesterified cholesterol in Npc1-deficient Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells (Npc1 KO cells) and CHO-JP17 cells (JP17 cells). Internalization of Mal-βCD in c...

A racemic mixture of a new chiral Schiff base ligand (HL: R/S-(1-phenylethylimino)methylnaphtalen-2-ol) has been utilized to prepare Pd(II) complex. Crystallization technique has been employed to separate diastereomeric pairs of Pd(II) complex: (mesoPdL2) and (racPdL2) that in this paper are kno...

Transdermal therapeutic systems (TTSs) were studied applying different sucrose fatty acid esters (SEs) as drug delivery agents. Matrix and membrane controlled TTSs were prepared and compared. Membrane was made from a methacrylic polymer (Eudragit® NE) of pH independent permeability which can ach...

Naturally occurring fatty acids are a large and complex class of compounds found in plants and animals. Fatty acids are abundant and of interest because of their renewability, biodegradability, biocompatibility, low cost, and fascinating chemistry. Of the many fatty acids, only 20–25 of them ar...

The impact of oil type and fatty acid chain length on the development of food-grade microemulsions for the entrapment of β-carotene was investigated. The microemulsion region of a ternary phase diagram containing short chain monoglycerides was larger than for di- and triglycerides when Tween 80...

This review summarizes the corrosion inhibition of steel materials in acidic media. Numerous corrosion inhibitors for steels in acidic solutions are presented. The emphasis is on HCl solutions, lower-grade steels, and elevated temperatures. This review is also devoted to corrosion inhibitor form...

Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) has long been a mainstay in clinical nuclear medicine, primarily monitoring biological processes in the heart, kidney, liver, and brain. More recently, Tc-99m chelates have been used as the reporter in targeted nuclear medicine probes that monitor changes in specific prot...

A solution phase synthesis strategy was investigated using 4-tert-butylphenyl group as the tag and a beta-cyclodextrin column as the affinity chromatographic support for the isolation of compounds containing the tag. It was found that compounds containing the tag have significantly longer retent...

Copper (II) and Cobalt (II) metal complexes (4a- and 4b-complexes) using Schiff base ligand 1-[(4-butylphenyl)imino]methyl naphthalen-2-ol (3) have been synthesized. The single crystals of Copper (II) and Cobalt (II) complex phosphors were grown and characterized by Fourier-Transform Infrared (F...