Action mechanism of transfructosylation catalyzed by Microbacterium laevaniformans levansucrase

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-104

  Kim, Min Jeong ^a   Park, Hae Eun ^a   Sung, Hee Kyung ^a   Park, Tack Hyun ^a   Cha, Jaeho ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hetero oligosaccharide; Levansucrase; Transfructosylation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEXTRO GALACTOPYRANOSYL BETA DEXTRO FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; ALPHA METHYLGALACTOSIDE; ALPHA METHYLGLUCOSIDE; BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; FRUCTOSYL GALACTOSE; LEVANSUCRASE; SUGAR ALCOHOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; MICROBACTERIUM LAEVANIFORMANS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

MICROBACTERIUM LAEVANIFORMANS;

EID: 15044343981     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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