Sequence-function relationships of prokaryotic and eukaryotic galactosyltransferases

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1000-1009

  Breton, Christelle ^a   Bettler, Emmanuel ^a   Joziasse, David H ^b   Geremia, Roberto A ^a   Imberty, Anne ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Families; Galactosyltransferase; Glycosyltransferase; Peptide motif; Sequence analysis

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0031749203     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022035     Document Type: Review

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