Transglycosylation of thiamin by fungal β-N-acetylhexosaminidases

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2415-2417

  Křen, Vladimir ^a   Huňkova, Zdenka ^a   Halada, Petr ^a   Suzuki, Yukio ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; Thiamin; Transglycosylation; Vitamin; N acetylhexosaminidases

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004102964     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.2415     Document Type: Article

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