Recent progress in enzymatic synthesis of sugar nucleotides

Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 535-552

  Cai, Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Enzymatic synthesis; Glycosyltransferase; Sugar nucleotides

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84865982932     PISSN: 07328303     EISSN: 15322327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07328303.2012.687059     Document Type: Article

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