Phytanyl-pyrophosphate-linked substrate for a bacterial α-mannosyltransferase

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 272, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 290-292

  Lellouch, A C ^a   Watt, G M ^b   Geremia, R A ^a   Flitsch, S L ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exopolysaccharide; Mannosyltransferase; Undecaprenol

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBON 14; CELLOBIOSE; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE MANNOSE; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE; PHTANYL; POLYSACCHARIDE; PYROPHOSPHATE; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; TRISACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETOBACTER; ACETOBACTER XYLINUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS;

EID: 0034720437     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2771     Document Type: Article

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