Sialic acid metabolism and sialyltransferases: Natural functions and applications

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 887-905

  Li, Yanhong ^a   Chen, Xi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Metabolism; Sialic acid; Sialoside; Sialyltransferase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELLS; BIOSYNTHETIC ENZYMES; CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDES; EUKARYOTIC CELL SURFACE; GLYCANS; GLYCOCONJUGATES; KEY ENZYMES; LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION; LIPOOLIGOSACCHARIDES; MAMMALIAN SYSTEMS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING APPROACH; NATURAL FUNCTIONS; ON CURRENTS; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; PATHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; SIALIC ACIDS; SIALOSIDE; SIALYLTRANSFERASE; SIALYLTRANSFERASES; TERMINAL RESIDUES; WILD TYPES;

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL MEMBRANES; GLUCOSE; MAMMALS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CD56 ANTIGEN; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; SIALIC ACID; SIALYLTRANSFERASE;

BACTERIUM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; METABOLISM; MONOSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

ACETYLATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CATABOLISM; CATALYSIS; CELL SURFACE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIMERIZATION; EUKARYOTE; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METHYLATION; MICROSOME; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIALYLATION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA RANGELI;

BACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MUTANT PROTEINS; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIALYLTRANSFERASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84862842242     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4040-1     Document Type: Review

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