Enzymatic synthesis of manno- and heteromanno-oligosaccharides using α-mannosidases: A comparative study of linkage-specific and non-linkage-specific enzymes

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-42

  Suwasono, Sony ^a   Rastall, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enzymatic synthesis; Glycosidases; Linkage specific glycosidases; Oligosaccharides

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CONDENSATION REACTIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OLIGOMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SUBSTRATES;

GLYCOSIDASE; LINKAGE-SPECIFIC ENZYMES; NON-LINKAGE-SPECIFIC ENZYMES; OLIGOSACCHARIDES;

ENZYMES;

ALPHA MANNOSIDASE; CELLOBIOSE; LACTOSE; LACTULOSE; MANNOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0032170622     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199809)73:1<37::AID-JCTB931>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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