Microbial aldolases and transketolases: New biocatalytic approaches to simple and complex sugars

Annual Review of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue , 1997, Pages 285-310

  Takayama, Shuichi ^a   McGarvey, Glenn J ^a   Wong, Chi Huey ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate recognition; Enzyme inhibitors; Multienzyme synthesis; Recombinant enzymes; Stereoselective synthesis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; TRANSKETOLASE;

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DIHYDROXYACETONE PHOSPHATE; FERMENTATION; FRUCTOSE-BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLYCINE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; PYRUVIC ACID; RIBOSEMONOPHOSPHATES; TRANSALDOLASE; TRANSKETOLASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030792812     PISSN: 00664227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.micro.51.1.285     Document Type: Review

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