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Class of enzymes
Xylose
Xylosyltransferase are
transferase enzymes which act upon
xylose and are classified under EC 2.4.2.
[1]
[2]
More specifically, they can refer to:
References
^ Götting, Christian; Kuhn, Joachim; Weilke, Christian; Brinkmann, Thomas; Kleesiek, Knut; Sollberg, Stephan; Huerkamp, Christina; Krieg, Thomas (June 1999).
"Serum Xylosyltransferase: a New Biochemical Marker of the Sclerotic Process in Systemic Sclerosis" . Journal of Investigative Dermatology . 112 (6): 919–924.
doi :
10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00590.x .
ISSN
0022-202X .
^ Poönighaus, Claudia; Ambrosius, Michael; Casanova, Javier Carrera; Prante, Christian; Kuhn, Joachim; Esko, Jeffrey D.; Kleesiek, Knut; Goötting, Christian (February 2007).
"Human Xylosyltransferase II Is Involved in the Biosynthesis of the Uniform Tetrasaccharide Linkage Region in Chondroitin Sulfate and Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans" . Journal of Biological Chemistry . 282 (8): 5201–5206.
doi :
10.1074/jbc.m611665200 .
ISSN
0021-9258 .
Activity Regulation Classification Kinetics Types
xylosyl transferase is the first enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycan chains, an important constituent of proteoglycans. There are two types of xylosyl transferases type I and type II.