Maltose utilization

Vongsangnak W, Salazar M, Hansen K, Nielsen J (2009) Genome-wide analysis of maltose utilization and regulation in aspergilli. Microbiology 155 3893-3902... 

Ter Kuile, B. H. and Muller, M. (1995) Maltose utilization by extracellular hydrolysis followed by glucose transport in the amitochondriate eukaryote, Trichomonas vaginalis. Parasitology 110 37-44. 

The method (scheme 1) was targeted to the utilization of readily available carbohydrate sources such as lactose, maltose starch and maltodextrins. It was applicable largely to the preparation of the (S)-acid 1 and the lactone 2 since naturally occurring hexoses have almost exclusively the D-configuration and the C5 carbon becomes the chiral center in the dihydroxy acid. More recently, direct access to the (R)-isomers 4 and 5 was made possible by the development of a similar oxidation method using 5-linked pentoses as the starting compounds... 

To determine if additional chaperones are involved in secretion, two different genetic selections have been employed. One selection exploited the inability of a malE 16-1, secB Tn5 mutant to utilize maltose as sole carbon source (Mar phenotype). Since growth on maltose requires the proper localization of MBP to the periplasm, the complete block in... 

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