Glycosidases and glycosyl transferases in glycoside and oligosaccharide synthesis

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 98-111

  Crout, David H G ^a   Vic, Gabin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSIDASE; GLYCOSIDE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; GLYCOSIDES; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0031993483     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(98)80041-0     Document Type: Article

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