Fucosyltransferases

Carbohydrates in Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 3-4, Issue , 2008, Pages 197-211

  Marques, Ernesto T A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino; Fucosyltransferase; Hydroxyl; Nucleotide; Organisms

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDES;

AMINO; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HYDROXYL; ORGANISMS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0042482481     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527618255.ch50     Document Type: Chapter

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