Occurrence of L-iduronic acid and putative D-glucuronyl C5-epimerases in prokaryotes

Glycoconjugate Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 57-66

  Raedts, John ^a   Kengen, Servé W M ^a   Van Der Oost, John ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capsule polysaccharide; D glucuronyl C5 epimerase; Glycosaminoglycans; L iduronic acid; Lipopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; CITRONAMIDE A; CITRONAMIDE B; DERMATAN SULFATE; EPIMERASE; GLUCURONYL C5 EPIMERASE; HEPARAN SULFATE; HEPARIN; HYALURONIC ACID; IDURONIC ACID; KERATAN SULFATE; PHALLIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE; TETRAPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EPIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PLEUROCHRYSIS HAPTONEMOFERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CARBOHYDRATE EPIMERASES; GLUCURONIC ACID; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HEPARIN; IDURONIC ACID; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 79953746421     PISSN: 02820080     EISSN: 15734986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10719-011-9324-7     Document Type: Review

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