Sialyltransferases

Carbohydrates in Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 3-4, Issue , 2008, Pages 213-226

  Lau, Joseph T Y ^a   Wuensch, Sherry A ^b  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carboxylated; Glycoproteins; Physiologic; Sialylation; Sialyltransferases

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEINS;

CARBOXYLATED; PHYSIOLOGIC; SIALYLATION; SIALYLTRANSFERASES;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 1942537564     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527618255.ch51     Document Type: Chapter

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