Metal ion requirement of bifunctional UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase from rat liver

BioMetals

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 253-258

  Hinderlich, Stephan ^a   Sonnenschein, Anka ^a   Reutter, Werner ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Metal ion requirement; N acetylmannosamine kinase; N acetylneuraminic acid biosynthesis; UDP N acetylglucosamine 2 epimerase

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BARIUM ION; CESIUM ION; EPIMERASE; FERROUS ION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IMIDAZOLE; LIVER ENZYME; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; MANNOSAMINE; METAL ION; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; POTASSIUM ION; RUBIDIUM ION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION; STRONTIUM; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE EPIMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; LIVER; METALS; RATS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031792248     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009241208274     Document Type: Article

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