Biochemical characterization of a glycosyltransferase homolog from an oral pathogen Fusobacterium nucleatum as a human glycan-modifying enzyme

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 859-865

  Kim, Seonghun ^a,c   Oh, Doo Byoung ^a   Kwon, Ohsuk ^a   Jung, Jae Kap ^a   Lee, Yun Mi ^a   Ko, Kisung ^b   Ko, Jeong Heon ^a   Kang, Hyun Ah ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fusobacterium nucleatum; Glycosyltransferase; Human type N linked glycan; Nucleotide sugar

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GALACTOSE; GLYCAN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; HEPTOSE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; RECOMBINANT FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; SUGAR; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GLYCOSYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENZYME STABILITY; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOUTH; PHYLOGENY; POLYSACCHARIDES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM;

EID: 50249164691     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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