Sumita Karan

Sumita Karan
  • Doctor of Philosophy
  • Professor (Assistant) at Mount Carmel College

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Current institution
Mount Carmel College
Current position
  • Professor (Assistant)
Additional affiliations
June 2020 - present
Mount Carmel College
Position
  • Professor (Assistant)
Education
August 2013 - July 2019
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Field of study
  • Structural Biology
July 2008 - July 2010
University of Calcutta
Field of study
  • Zoology

Publications

Publications (5)
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis HddA enzyme phosphorylates the M7P substrate and converts it to M7PP product in GDP-D-α-D-heptose biosynthetic pathway. For structural and functional studies on MtbHddA, we have purified the enzyme, which eluted as a monomer from size exclusion column. Purified MtbHddA had ATPase activity. The SAXS analysis supported glob...
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M. tuberculosis GmhA enzyme catalyzes the isomerization of D-sedoheptulose 7-phosphate into D-glycero-D-α-manno-heptose-7-phosphate in GDP-D-glycero-α-D-manno-heptose biosynthetic pathway. The D-glycero-α-D-manno-heptose is a major constituent of lipopolysaccharide and contributes to virulence and antibiotic resistance to mycobacteria. In current s...
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The M. tuberculosis GmhB protein converts the D-glycero-α-D-manno-heptose 1,7-bisphosphate (GMB) intermediate into D-glycero-α-D-manno-heptose 1-phosphate by removing the phosphate group at the C-7 position. To understand the structure and substrate binding mechanism, the MtbGmhB was purified which elutes as monomer on gel filtration column. The sm...
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis decaprenylphosphoryl-β-d-ribose oxidase (MtbDprE1) acts in concert with decaprenylphosphoryl-β-d-ribose 2-epimerase (MtbDprE2) and catalyzes the epimerization of DPR into DPA. DPA is the sole precursor for synthesis of arabinogalactan and lipoarabinomannan in the mycobacterial cell wall. MtbDprE1 is a unique antimalarial...

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