KfoE encodes a fructosyltransferase involved in capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis in Escherichia coli K4

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1469-1477

  Liu, Jia ^a   Yang, Aihua ^a   Liu, Jie ^b   Ding, Xiaofan ^a   Liu, Liming ^a   Shi, Zhongping ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Jiangshan Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Capsular polysaccharide; Chondroitin; E. coli K4; Fructose branched chondroitin; Fructosyltransferase; KfoE; Polysaccharide capsule

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGELS;

CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDES; CHONDROITIN; E. COLI; FRUCTOSYLTRANSFERASE; KFOE;

FRUCTOSE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; INULOSUCRASE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84902241376     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-014-1502-9     Document Type: Article

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