Structure/function relationship of homopolysaccharide producing glycansucrases and therapeutic potential of their synthesised glycans

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 790-803

  Korakli, Maher ^a   Vogel, Rudi F ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HOMOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA (LAB);

POLYSACCHARIDES;

DEXTRAN; DISACCHARIDE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; FRUCTAN; FRUCTOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCAN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCAN DERIVATIVE; GLYCANSUCRASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; HEPARIN; HOMOPOLYSACCHARIDE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; SUCRASE; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYSACCHARIDE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; LACTOBACILLUS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33746675652     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0469-4     Document Type: Short Survey

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