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Tara Louise Pukala

Adelaide UniversityORCID 0000-0001-7391-1436Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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Blagojce Jovcevski‬iD· 2 shared Isis PinneriD· 2 shared John B. BruningiD· 2 shared C. Ruth WangiD· 1 shared Isabel N. Schultz· 1 shared Jordan L. PederickiD· 1 shared Stephanie A. NguyeniD· 1 shared Stephen G. BelliD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintJun 21, 2026

Targeting the Mannitol Biosynthesis Pathway in Aspergillus fumigatus: Characterisation and Inhibition of Mannitol-2-Dehydrogenase

Stephanie A. Nguyen, Isis Pinner, C. Ruth Wang…·John B. Bruning

This paper characterizes the structure and inhibition of mannitol-2-dehydrogenase in Aspergillus fumigatus, identifying 1,4-benzoquinone as a potent inhibitor with antifungal activity.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.15.732321

fungi (other)structural biology

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintJun 5, 2026

Structural and Catalytic Architecture of the Cysteine Synthase Cys1a

Isis Pinner, Isabel N. Schultz, Jordan L. Pederick…·John B. Bruning

This study characterizes the structure and catalytic mechanism of AfuCys1a, identifies potential inhibitors, and aims to combat antifungal drug resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.04.730285

Arabidopsisexperimental assay

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