Molecular cloning and characterization of β-1,4-galactosyltransferase expressed in mouse testis

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 706-712

  Uehara, Kazuyoshi ^a   Muramatsu, Takashi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Embryonal carcinoma cell; Fluorophore assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis; Recombinant galactosyltransferase; Testis galactosyltransferase; 1,4 Galactosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHORESIS; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030972420     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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