Hydrolase and glycosynthase activity of endo-1,3-β-glucanase from the thermophile Pyrococcus furiosus

Archaea

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 285-292

  Van Lieshout, J ^a   Faijes, M ^b   Nieto, J ^b   Van Der Oost, J ^a   Planas, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUT QUÍMIC DE SARRIÀ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enzymatic synthesis; Glycosyl fluoride; Glycosylation; Glycosynthase mutant; Hydrolysis; Laminarinase; Nucleophile

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PYROCOCCUS; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS;

EID: 8744262925     PISSN: 14723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/731548     Document Type: Article

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