Galactan biosynthesis in snails: A comparative study of β-(1 → 6) galactosyltransferases from Helix pomatia and Biomphalaria glabrata

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 170, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 601-613

  Bretting, H ^a   Messer, M ^b   Bornaghi, L ^a   Kroger L ^a   Mischnick, P ^c   Thiem, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALACTAN; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATION; ENZYMOLOGY; HELIX (SNAIL); ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; GALACTANS; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASES; HELIX (SNAILS); MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SOLUBILITY; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE;

EID: 0034520844     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600000141     Document Type: Article

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