Epimerases: Structure, function and mechanism

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1650-1665

  Allard, S T M ^a   Giraud, M F ^a,b   Naismith, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b Institut de Biochimie et Genetique Cellulaires   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Carbohydrate; Epimerase; Epimerisation; Pathogen; Stereocentre

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; EPIMERASE; HYDROXYL GROUP; KETONE; NUCLEOTIDE; PYRAN DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIAL CELL WALL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034780878     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000803     Document Type: Review

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