Cloning and functional characterization of an α-1,3- fucosyltransferase from Bacteroides fragilis

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 843-849

  Lee, Joo Ho ^a   Pandey, Ramesh Prasad ^a   Kim, Daehee ^b   Sohng, Jae Kyung ^a  

^a SunMoon University   (South Korea)

^b GeneChem Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

B. fragilis; fucosyltransferases; Lewis X; N acetyllactosamine

Indexed keywords

B. FRAGILIS; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION; FUNCTIONAL EXPRESSION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; LEWIS X; N-ACETYLLACTOSAMINE;

AMINO ACIDS; CLONING; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ENZYMES;

ALPHA 1,3 FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; AMINO ACID; FUCOSE; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GUANOSINE 5' DIPHOSPHATE BETA LEVO FUCOSE; N ACETYLLACTOSAMINE; SIALYL LEWIS X ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA BELLII; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

AZOSPIRILLUM; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; RICKETTSIA BELLII;

EID: 84887104357     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: 19763816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12257-013-0041-x     Document Type: Article

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