Transacetylation of carbohydrates in organic solvent catalysed by O-acetylpeptidoglycan esterase from Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Biocatalysis and Biotransformation

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 68-75

  Weadge, J T ^a   Clarke, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemo enzymatic synthesis; Low water content solvent; O acetylpeptidoglycan esterase; Transacetylation

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL MEMBRANES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ESTERS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOLVENTS;

CHEMO-ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS; LOW WATER-CONTENT SOLVENT; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; O-ACETYLPEPTIDOGLYCAN ESTERASE; TRANSACETYLATION;

ENZYMES;

1,4 NITROPHENYL ACETATE; 4 METHYLUMBELLIFERYL N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BUFFER; CARBOHYDRATE; ESTERASE; O ACETYLPEPTIDOGLYCAN ESTERASE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PHOSPHATE; REAGENT; VINYL ACETATE;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 50549087221     PISSN: 10242422     EISSN: 10292446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10242420701801307     Document Type: Article

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