| Literature DB >> 18404333 |
Masashi Sato1, Hiroyuki Kurose, Toru Yamasaki, Ken Izumori.
Abstract
No anthelmintic sugars have yet been identified. Eight ketohexose stereoisomers (D- and L-forms of psicose, fructose, tagatose and sorbose), along with D-galactose and D-glucose, were examined for potency against L1 stage Caenorhabditis elegans fed Escherichia coli. Of the sugars, D-psicose specifically inhibited the motility, growth and reproductive maturity of the L1 stage. D-Psicose probably interferes with the nematode nutrition. The present results suggest that D-psicose, one of the rare sugars, is a potential anthelmintic.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18404333 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-007-0220-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nat Med ISSN: 1340-3443 Impact factor: 2.343