UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 4′-epimerase from the intestinal protozoan Giardia intestinalis lacks UDP-glucose 4′-epimerase activity

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 154-160

  Lopez, Alex B ^a   Şener, Keriman ^b   Trosien, Julia ^b   Jarroll, Edward L ^b   Van Keulen, Harry ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino sugars; Cyst wall; Epimerization; UDP N acetylgalactosamine; UDP N acetylglucosamine 4 epimerase activity

Indexed keywords

EPIMERASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UDP-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE 4-EPIMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE 4 EPIMERASE;

CATALYSIS; CYST; ENDOPARASITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLAGELLATE; LIFE CYCLE; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; TROPHOZOITE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE EPIMERASES; CELLS, CULTURED; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TROPHOZOITES; UDPGLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 34047189232     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2007.00246.x     Document Type: Article

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