Mechanistic variation in the glycosyltransfer of N-acetylneuraminic acid

Nukleonika

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL.1, 2002, Pages

  Horenstein, Benjamin A ^a   Yang, Jingsong ^a   Bruner, Michael ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

CMP NeuAc; Glycosyltransferase; Isotope effects; Kinetics; Sialyltransferase; Trans sialidase; Transition state

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037547330     PISSN: 00295922     EISSN: 15085791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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