Distribution of glucan-branching enzymes among prokaryotes

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 2643-2660

  Suzuki, Eiji ^a   Suzuki, Ryuichiro ^a  

^a AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpha glucan; Archaea; Bacteria; Branching enzyme; Carbohydrate active enzymes; Glycoside hydrolase; Glycosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

1,4 ALPHA GLUCAN BRANCHING ENZYME; GH13 PROTEIN; GH57 PROTEIN; GLUCAN; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; GLYCOSIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEON; BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EUKARYOTE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE LOSS; GENE TRANSFER; GENUS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLUM; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; SPECIES; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTIC CELL;

BIOCATALYSIS; GLUCANS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84965007406     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2243-9     Document Type: Review

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