OpsX from Haemophilus influenzae represents a novel type of heptosyltransferase I in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 6242-6247

  Gronow, Sabine ^a   Brabetz, Werner ^a,b   Lindner, Buko ^a   Brade, Helmut ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^b Biotype AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 DEOXY ALPHA DEXTRO MANNO OCTULOSONIC ACID; GLYCERO DEXTRO MANNOHEPTOSE; HEPTOSE; HEPTOSYLTRANSFERASE I; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MONOSACCHARIDE; OPSX PROTEIN; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WAAC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; OPSX GENE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAAC GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; KINETICS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLASMIDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 24344479196     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.17.6242-6247.2005     Document Type: Article

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