Glucosyltransferases - Chemistry
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The carbohydrate-binding module family 20--diversity, structure, and function.

11 Aug 2009 Starch-active enzymes often possess starch-binding domains (SBDs) mediating attachment to starch granules and other high molecular weight substrates. SBDs are divided into nine carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) families, and CBM20 is the ... Read more...

The thanatos mutation in Arabidopsis thaliana cellulose synthase 3 (AtCesA3) has a dominant-negative effect on cellulose synthesis and plant growth.

21 Jul 2009 Genetic functional analyses of mutants in plant genes encoding cellulose synthases (CesAs) have suggested that cellulose deposition requires the activity of multiple CesA proteins. Here, a genetic screen has led to the identification of thanatos ... Read more...

Creating lactose phosphorylase enzymes by directed evolution of cellobiose phosphorylase.

29 May 2009 Disaccharide phosphorylases are interesting enzymes for the production of sugar phosphates from cheap starting materials and for the synthesis of novel glycosides. Cellobiose phosphorylase (CP) from Cellulomonas uda was subjected to directed ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Glucosyltransferases - Chemistry'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The carbohydrate-binding module family 20--diversity, structure, and function. 11 Aug 2009
• The thanatos mutation in Arabidopsis thaliana cellulose synthase 3 (AtCesA3) has a dominant-negative effect on cellulose synthesis and plant growth. 21 Jul 2009
• Creating lactose phosphorylase enzymes by directed evolution of cellobiose phosphorylase. 29 May 2009
• Structural determinants of product specificity of sucrose isomerases. 6 May 2009
• Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase 1 from Metarhizium anisopliae: clone, expression and properties of the recombinant. 29 Apr 2009
• Network analysis of biochemical logic for noise reduction and stability: a system of three coupled enzymatic and gates. 14 Apr 2009
• The evolution of cyclodextrin glucanotransferase product specificity. 13 Apr 2009
• The recognition motif of the glycoprotein-folding sensor enzyme UDP-Glc:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase. 5 Apr 2009
• [Transglycosylation of benzo[h]quinazolines] 27 Feb 2009
• Recombinant expression and functional characterisation of regiospecific flavonoid glucosyltransferases from Hieracium pilosella L. 22 Feb 2009
• Expression of ceramide glucosyltransferases, which are essential for glycosphingolipid synthesis, is only required in a small subset of C. elegans cells. 22 Feb 2009
• The fission yeast SEL1 domain protein Cfh3p: a novel regulator of the glucan synthase Bgs1p whose function is more relevant under stress conditions. 21 Feb 2009
• Mutations at subsite -3 in cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase from Paenibacillus macerans enhancing alpha-cyclodextrin specificity. 2 Feb 2009
• Gene cloning, expression, and characterization of a novel trehalose synthase from Arthrobacter aurescens. 25 Jan 2009
• Proteins from multiple metabolic pathways associate with starch biosynthetic enzymes in high molecular weight complexes: a model for regulation of carbon allocation in maize amyloplasts. 21 Jan 2009
• Novel localization of callose in the spores of Physcomitrella patens and phylogenomics of the callose synthase gene family. 17 Jan 2009
• [Progress on molecular biology of trehalose synthase--a review] 2 Jan 2009
• Trypanosoma brucei UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase has unusual substrate specificity and protects the parasite from stress. 27 Dec 2008
• Functional mapping of Brucella abortus cyclic beta-1,2-glucan synthase: identification of the protein domain required for cyclization. 10 Dec 2008
• Elucidating the mechanisms of assembly and subunit interaction of the cellulose synthase complex of Arabidopsis secondary cell walls. 2 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Glucosyltransferases'

Definition: Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of glucose from a nucleoside diphosphate glucose to an acceptor molecule which is frequently another carbohydrate. EC 2.4.1.-.

Registry Number: EC 2.4.1.-

Descriptor UI: D005964

Alternative terms: Glucosyltransferases;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; deficiency; diagnostic use; drug effects; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; ultrastructure; urine; chemistry; contraindications;

Tree Number: D08.811.913.400.450.460;