Enzymatic characterization and comparison of various poaceae UDP-GlcA 4-epimerase isoforms

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 527-534

  Gu, Xiaogang ^a,b   Wages, Christopher J ^b   Davis, Kathryn E ^b   Guyett, Paul J ^b   Bar Peled, Maor ^a,b  

^a Department of Plant Biology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; GalA containing glycans; Isoform; Poaceae; UDP glucuronic acid 4 epimerase

Indexed keywords

EPIMERASE; GALACTURONIC ACID; ISOENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE ALPHA DEXTRO GALACTURONIC ACID; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE ALPHA GLUCURONIC ACID; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCURONIC ACID; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCURONIC ACID 4 EPIMERASE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE XYLOSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CATALYST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAIZE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POACEAE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RICE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CARBOHYDRATE EPIMERASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ISOENZYMES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORYZA SATIVA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICOTYLEDONEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70350049088     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvp099     Document Type: Article

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