Search for dissertations about: "glutamine synthetase"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words glutamine synthetase.

2. 1. Regulation of Glutamine Synthetase in the Diazotroph Rhodospirillum rubrum

   Author : Anders Jonsson; Stefan Nordlund; Karl Forchhammer; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; glutamine synthetase; Rhodospirillum rubrum; GlnE; PII; Biochemistry; Biokemi; biokemi; Biochemistry;

   Abstract : The bacterial cell needs ammonia for synthesis of glutamine from glutamate. Only one enzyme is able to catalyze this reaction, namely glutamine synthetase (GS). GS can be regulated both transcriptionally and post-translationally and it is present in all kingdoms of life. READ MORE

4. 2. Hit Identification and Hit Expansion in Antituberculosis Drug Discovery : Design and Synthesis of Glutamine Synthetase and 1-Deoxy-D-Xylulose-5-Phosphate Reductoisomerase Inhibitors

   Author : Anneli Nordqvist; Anders Karlén; Mats Larhed; Anders Hallberg; Anna Linusson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Tuberculosis; Glutamine synthetase; Imidazo[1; 2-a]pyridine analogues; Focused hierarchical design of experiments; DXR; Fosmidomycin analogues; 1-Deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase; Cinnamaldehydes; Oxidative Heck reaction; Pharmaceutical chemistry; Läkemedelskemi; Medicinal Chemistry; Läkemedelskemi;

   Abstract : Since the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) as the bacterial agent causing tuberculosis, the permanent eradication of this disease has proven challenging. Although a number of drugs exist for the treatment of tuberculosis, 1.7 million people still die every year from this infection. READ MORE

5. 3. Design and Synthesis of Novel Glutamine Synthetase Inhibitors and Development of Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Aminocarbonylation

   Author : Olof Lagerlund; Mats Larhed; Anders Karlén; Anders Hallberg; Michael Begtrup; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmaceutical chemistry; Farmaceutisk kemi; Medicinal Chemistry; läkemedelskemi;

   Abstract : Tuberculosis (TB) is a major infectious disease, killing about 2 million people annually throughout the world. Today's TB treatment is a lengthy procedure involving a combination of antibiotics. No new TB drug has been introduced onto the market in the past 40 years, and the emergence of multi- and extensively drug-resistant TB calls for new drugs. READ MORE

6. 4. Salvage and de novo synthesis of nucleotides in Trypanosoma brucei and mammalian cells

   Author : Artur Fijolek; Lars Thelander; Arne Holmgren; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; nucleotides; ribonucleotide reductase; Ara-A; p53R2; Trypanosoma brucei; African sleeping sickness; trypanosomiasis; CTP synthetase; adenosine kinase; acivicin; adenine arabinoside; Biochemistry; Biokemi;

   Abstract : All living cells are dependent on nucleic acids for their survival. The genetic information stored in DNA is translated into functional proteins via a messenger molecule, the ribonucleic acid (RNA). Since DNA and RNA can be considered as polymers of nucleotides (NTPs), balanced pools of NTPs are crucial to nucleic acid synthesis and repair. READ MORE

7. 5. Structural Studies of Glutamine Synthetases – Towards the Development of Novel Antitubercular Agents

   Author : Wojciech W. Krajewski; Sherry L. Mowbray; Torsten Unge; Thomas C. Terwilliger; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Structural biology; Strukturbiologi;

   Abstract : Glutamine synthetase (GS) plays an important role in nitrogen metabolism, where it catalyzes the ATP-dependent condensation of glutamate and ammonia to yield glutamine. Recent studies showed the importance of M. tuberculosis GS (MtGS) for growth and survival of the bacterium, and demonstrated its potential as a drug target. READ MORE