Enzymatic Synthesis of Hyaluronic Acid with Regeneration of Sugar Nucleotides

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 117, Issue 21, 1995, Pages 5869-5870

  De Luca, Claudio ^a   Shen, Gwo Jenn ^a   Wong, Chi Huey ^a   Lansing, Manfred ^b   Martini, Irene ^b   Crescenzi, Fabiana ^b   O'Regan, Michael ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Fidia Advanced Biopolymers   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0028997164     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja00126a034     Document Type: Article

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