Biosynthesis of heparin/heparan sulfate: Kinetic studies of the glucuronyl C5-epimerase with N-sulfated derivatives of the Escherichia coli K5 capsular polysaccharide as substrates

Glycobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-171

  Hagner McWhirter, Åsa ^a   Hannesson, Helgi H ^a   Campbell, Patrick ^b   Westley, John ^c   Rodén, Lennart ^b   Lindahl, Ulf ^a   Li, Jin Ping ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli K5; Glucuronyl C5 epimerase; Heparan sulfate; Heparin; Mastocytoma

Indexed keywords

EPIMERASE; GLUCOSE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEPARAN SULFATE; HEPARIN; HYDRAZINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRIMETHYLAMINE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; DEACETYLATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIVER; MASTOCYTOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFATION;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; TRITIUM;

EID: 0034068466     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/10.2.159     Document Type: Article

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