Galactofuranose in eukaryotes: Aspects of biosynthesis and functional impact

Glycobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 456-469

  Tefsen, Boris ^a   Ram, Arthur F J ^b   Van Die, Irma ^a   Routier, Françoise H ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; biosynthesis; galactofuranose; Leishmania; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

GALACTOFURANOSE; GALACTOFURANOSYLTRANSFERASE; GALACTOMANNAN; GALACTOSE; GLYCAN; GLYCOCONJUGATE; GLYCOLIPID; GLYCOPROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE;

ASPERGILLUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CELL WALL; EUKARYOTE; GOLGI COMPLEX; KINETOPLASTIDA; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; FURANS; GALACTOSE; GLYCOLIPIDS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYSACCHARIDES; STEREOISOMERISM;

ASPERGILLUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 84857936878     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: 14602423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwr144     Document Type: Review

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