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The Anomeric Specificity of Enzymes Which Act on Sugars

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E. J. Behrman and Venkat Gopalan

Department of Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210

J. Chem. Educ., 2007, 84 (10), p 1608

DOI: 10.1021/ed084p1608

Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2007

Abstract

Differential recognition of α- and β-d-glucopyranose by enzymes was first reported more than sixty years ago and reviews of this anomeric specificity have been in the literature for some time. It is therefore surprising to see errors in current textbooks.

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Biochemistry

Keywords (Feature):

Letters

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Textbooks / Reference Books

Keywords (Subject):

Carbohydrates

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  José I. Reyes-de-Corcuera , Michael A. Teruel and Daniel M. Jenkins
  Journal of Chemical Education2009 86 (8), 959
  A simple method to crystallize β-D-glucose using reagents and equipment common to any chemistry laboratory is described. The crystals are analyzed with a glucose electrode prepared by entrapping glucose oxidase in a poly-ortho-phenylenediamine film on a ...
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