Oxford Applied Research (United Kingdom)

Smoking, Exhaled Carbon Monoxide, and Risk of Parkinson Disease

Importance Smoking has been associated with lower risks of Parkinson disease (PD) in epidemiological studies, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly elucidated. Objective To investigate the association of exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) with risk of PD. Design, Setting, and Par...

Structural insights into the polytopic Escherichia coli phosphoglycosyl transferase WbaP

Abstract Host–pathogen interactions frequently depend on key components of the bacterial cell surface, such as capsules and lipopolysaccharides in Gram-negative bacteria. The first step in the synthesis of lipid-linked polysaccharides is the substitution of a uridine diphosphate...