Publications by authors named "Tarik Fida"
Functional, biochemical, and preliminary structural properties are reported for three glycoside hydrolases of the recently described glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 159. The genes were cloned from the genomic sequences of different strains. This study extends the spectrum of functions of GH159 enzymes.
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- Surfactin is a lipoheptapeptide discovered in 1969, synthesized by nonribosomal peptide synthetases, allowing for diversity among its peptide structures.
- It can have fifteen different fatty acid isoforms (C12 to C17), leading to a variety of surfactin-like biomolecules with unique properties and biological activities.
- Recent advancements in metabolic modeling, synthetic biology, and production optimization are aimed at enhancing surfactin biosynthesis and increasing cell productivity throughout its entire production process.
C-apocarotenoids (norisoprenoids) are carotenoid-derived oxidation products that perform important physiological functions in plants. Although their biosynthetic pathways have been extensively studied, their metabolism including glycosylation remains poorly understood. Candidate uridine-diphosphate glycosyltransferase genes () were selected based on their high transcript abundance in comparison with other in vegetative tissues of and peppermint ( × ), as these tissues are rich sources of apocarotenoid glucosides.
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