Biochemical characterization of the S135L allele of galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase associated with galactosaemia

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 633-642

  Wells, L ^a  

^a Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MECHANISM; GALACTOSEMIA; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; YEAST;

ALLELES; GALACTOSEMIAS; GALACTOSEPHOSPHATES; HUMANS; KINETICS; TEMPERATURE; UDPGLUCOSE-HEXOSE-1-PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE;

EID: 0030869976     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005314207513     Document Type: Article

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