Galactofuranose biosynthesis in Escherichia coli K-12: Identification and cloning of UDP-galactopyranose mutase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1047-1052

  Nassau, Pam M ^a   Martin, Stephen L ^a   Brown, Robin E ^b   Weston, Anthony ^a   Monsey, David ^a   Mcneil, Michael R ^b   Duncan, Kenneth ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOSE;

ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030029877     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.4.1047-1052.1996     Document Type: Article

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