Apiose exploration: reaction mechanism and applications of apiose-specific glycosyltransferases Ghent University
Glycosylation is the catalysed decoration of different molecules with sugars, providing them with new properties. Thanks to the large number of enzymes responsible for the transfer of activated sugars (glycosyltransferases), these reactions are very specific. Although these enzymes are well known, a rather neglected member of this class, apiosyltransferase, is active on the rare sugar apiose, a branched chain pentose involved in the formation ...