Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of carbohydrates

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 110-119

  Wymer, Nathan ^a   Toone, Eric J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FRUCTOSE BIPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLYCOSIDASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROXYALDEHYDE; KETONE; PYRUVIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BINDING; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0033964068     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(99)00061-7     Document Type: Review

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