Glycosyltransferases involved in the biosynthesis of the inner core region of different lipopolysaccharides

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-10

  Gronow, Sabine ^a   Xia, Guoqing ^a   Brade, Helmut ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glycosyltransferases; Lipopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

3 DEOXY ALPHA DEXTRO MANNO OCT 2 ULOSONIC ACID; 3 DEOXY ALPHA DEXTRO MANNO OCT 2 ULOSONIC ACID TRANSFERASE; 4 AMINO 4 DEOXY BETA LEVO ARABINOSE; 4 AMINO 4 DEOXY BETA LEVO ARABINOSE TRANSFERASE; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; DEXTRO GLYCERO ALPHA DEXTRO TALO OCT 2 ULOSONIC ACID; GLYCERO ALPHA DEXTRO MANNO HEPTOSE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; HEPTOSYLTRANSFERASE; LIPID A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PHOSPHATE; SUGAR ACID; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABINOSE; BACTERIA; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; ENZYME ASSAYS; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; SUGAR ACIDS;

NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 73649130920     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2009.10.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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