Enzymatic synthesis of vancomycin derivatives using galactosyltransferase and sialyltransferase

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-109

  Oh, Tae Jin ^a   Kim, Dae Hee ^a,b   Kang, Sun Youp ^a,b   Yamaguchi, Tokutaro ^a   Sohng, Jae Kyung ^a  

^a SunMoon University   (South Korea)

^b Genechem INC   (South Korea)

Author keywords

enzymatic synthesis; glycosyltransferase; sialic acid; vancomycin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2,3 SIALYLTRANSFERASE; BETA1,4 GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; SIALYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME GLYCOSYLATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIALYLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; GALACTOSE; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASES; GLYCOSYLATION; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 79251629981     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ja.2010.131     Document Type: Article

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