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University of Nebraska Medical CenterORCID 0000-0002-9313-8759Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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Qiang Liu, Joshua B. Wallach, Yahani P. Jayasinghe…·Courtney C. Aldrich
The paper develops an orally effective biotin inhibitor, C48, against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, demonstrating in vivo efficacy in a low-biotin mouse model.
Rakesh Roy, Yahani P. Jayasinghe, Sasmita Panda…·James P. O’Gara
This study identifies a S180F substitution in D-alanine aminotransferase (Dat) in Staphylococcus aureus that confers resistance to β-chloro-D-alanine by altering PLP co-factor binding and promoting antibiotic inactivation.
Sasmita Panda, Yahani P. Jayasinghe, Dhananjay D. Shinde…·Vinai Chittezham Thomas
This study shows that Staphylococcus aureus counters acetate-mediated inhibition of peptidoglycan cross-linking by maintaining high intracellular D-Ala levels through alanine racemase and limiting D-Ala flux via D-alanine aminotransferase.