Glucosamine Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Glucosamine, including details on chondroitin sulfate, uses, effects, benefits, arthritis.

Volume 4 (2007), Issue 4 (April)

1. O-linked N-acetylglucosaminylation is involved in the Ca2+ activation properties of rat skeletal muscle.
   J Biol Chem, 282(14): 10360-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Fertilization in mouse does not require terminal galactose or N-acetylglucosamine on the zona pellucida glycans.
   J Cell Sci, 120: 1341-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Fungal biosynthesis of endochitinase and chitobiase in solid state fermentation and their application for the production of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine from colloidal chitin.
   Bioresour Technol, 98(14): 2742-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Pyrrolic Tripodal Receptors Effectively Recognizing Monosaccharides. Affinity Assessment through a Generalized Binding Descriptor.
   J Am Chem Soc, 129(14): 4377-4385. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Mice deficient in heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase-1 exhibit defective heparan sulfate biosynthesis, abnormal placentation and late embryonic lethality.
   J Biol Chem. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. The protective effects of PUGNAc on cardiac function after trauma-hemorrhage are mediated via increased protein O-GlcNAc levels.
   Shock, 27(4): 402-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Hyaluronidase-catalyzed copolymerization for the single-step synthesis of functionalized hyaluronan derivatives.
   Biomacromolecules, 8(4): 1327-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Screening of a Modular Sugar-Based Phosphite-Oxazoline Ligand Library in Asymmetric Pd-Catalyzed Heck Reactions.
   Chemistry, 13(12): 3296-3304. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Impact of Type 2 diabetes and aging on cardiomyocyte function and O-linked N-acetylglucosamine levels in the heart.
   Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, 292(4): C1370-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Glucosamine-induced increase in Akt phosphorylation corresponds to increased endoplasmic reticulum stress in astroglial cells.
    Mol Cell Biochem, 298(1): 109-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Production of N-acetyl-D-neuraminic acid by recombinant whole cells expressing Anabaena sp. CH1 N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 2-epimerase and Escherichia coli N-acetyl-D-neuraminic acid lyase.
    J Biotechnol, 129(3): 453-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Heparan sulphate synthetic and editing enzymes in ovarian cancer.
    Br J Cancer. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. A 60-year-old woman considering acupuncture for knee pain.
    JAMA, 297(15): 1697-707. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Glucosamine use in pregnancy: an evaluation of pregnancy outcome.
    J Womens Health (Larchmt), 16(3): 345-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. ica and beyond: biofilm mechanisms and regulation in Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus.
    FEMS Microbiol Lett, 270(2): 179-88. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Structural basis for the carbohydrate recognition of the Sclerotium rolfsii lectin.
    J Mol Biol, 368(4): 1145-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Establishment of a novel corneal endothelial cell line from domestic rabbit, Oryctolagus curiculus.
    Sci China C Life Sci, 50(2): 161-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Structural Heterogeneity and Environmentally Regulated Remodeling of Francisella tularensis subspecies novicida Lipid A Characterized by Tandem Mass Spectrometry.
    J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Chitin induces accumulation in tissue of innate immune cells associated with allergy.
    Nature. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Current role of glucosamine in the treatment of osteoarthritis.
    Rheumatology (Oxford), 46(5): 731-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. O-linked N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase inhibition prevents G2/M transition in Xenopus laevis oocytes.
    J Biol Chem, 282(17): 12527-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Extracellular sulfatases, elements of the wnt signaling pathway, positively regulate growth and tumorigenicity of human pancreatic cancer cells.
    PLoS ONE, 2: e392. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Cycling of O-linked beta-N-acetylglucosamine on nucleocytoplasmic proteins.
    Nature, 446(7139): 1017-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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