4-Methylumbelliferyl glycosides of N-acetyl 4-thiochito-oligosaccharides as fluorogenic substrates for chitodextrinase from Vibrio furnissii

Glycobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 855-860

  Wang, Lai Xi ^a   Keyhani, Nemat O ^a   Roseman, Saul ^a   Lee, Yuan C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

4 methylumbelliferyl glycoside; Chitinase; Chitodextrinase; Fluorometric assay; Thiochitooligosaccharide

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; GLYCOSIDE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLUOROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRIO;

CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CHITINASE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GLUCOSIDES; HYMECROMONE; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO; VIBRIO FURNISSII;

EID: 0030953360     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/7.6.855     Document Type: Article

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