Comparison of predicted epimerases and reductases of the campylobacter jejuni D-altro- and L-gluco-heptose synthesis pathways

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 288, Issue 27, 2013, Pages 19569-19580

  McCallum, Matthew ^a   Shaw, Gary S ^a   Creuzenet, Carole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PATHOGENS; BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOSYNTHESIS PATHWAYS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; STRUCTURE-FUNCTION ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; THERAPEUTIC TARGETS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; DDAHB ENZYME; EPIMERASE; HEPTOSE; MLGHC ENZYME; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WCAGNCTC ENZYME;

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME MODIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPIMERIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PATHOGENESIS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAPSULE; CARBOHYDRATE BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME CATALYSIS; EPIMERASES; GLYCOBIOLOGY; HEPTOSE MODIFICATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CARBOHYDRATE EPIMERASES; HEPTOSES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 84880053066     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.468066     Document Type: Article

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