Structure/function studies of glycosyltransferases

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 563-571

  Breton, Christelle ^a   Imberty, Anne ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOCONJUGATE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0032846531     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(99)00006-8     Document Type: Review

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