Sentences with word «galactosyltransferase»

The Bt - resistant worms, they found, lacked the enzyme galactosyltransferase, which modifies carbohydrates.

If a host lacks galactosyltransferase, however, the Bt toxin cant locate the intestines and the worm sustains no damage to its internal composition.

Platelet - associated galactosyltransferase produces efficient galactosylation when uridine diphosphate — galactose is added, affording a potentially simple method for storing platelets in the cold.

Alpha galactosyltransferase, or alpha - gal, is an enzyme that produces an immune response when it reacts with antibodies.

Our results clearly showed that regardless of the carbohydrate content, marked decreases in the incorporation of labeled sugars into transferrin and the enzymatic activities of galactosyltransferase and sialyltrans - ferase occurred in rats administered chronic ethanol.

Three enzymes were needed to synthesise SLex: galactosyltransferase to combine a glucose and a galactose sugar ring; sialyltransferase, to attach the sialyl group; and then finally fucosyltransferase to add a fucose sugar ring.

CerDase, ceramidase; CerS, ceramide synthase; GalCeramidase, galactosylceramidase; GalCer sulfotransferase, galactosyl sulfotransferase; Gal - T1, galactosyltransferase; GluCeramidase, glucosylceramidase; GluCer synthase, glucosylceramide synthase; Sial - T1, lactosylceramide synthase; SM synthase, sphingomyelin synthase; SMase, sphingomyelinase.