Biocatalytic synthesis of oligosaccharides

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 616-624

  Palcic, Monica M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; GLYCOSIDASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032708956     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(99)00044-0     Document Type: Review

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