Characterization of a bifunctional cytidine 5′-monophosphate N-acetylneuraminic acid synthetase cloned from Streptococcus agalactiae

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-113

  Yu, Hui ^a   Ryan, Wesley ^a   Yu, Hai ^a   Chen, Xi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylhydrolase; Acylesterase; CMP sialic acid synthetase; Group B Streptococcus; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHARACTERIZATION; PH EFFECTS;

ACYLESTERASE; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ENZYMES;

ACYLNEURAMINATE CYTIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COENZYME; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; PH; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

CATALYSIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COENZYMES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; N-ACYLNEURAMINATE CYTIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 29244436652     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-005-4955-z     Document Type: Article

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