Xylosyltransferase
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Class of enzymes
Xylosyltransferase are transferase enzymes which act upon xylose and are classified under EC 2.4.2.[1][2]
More specifically, they can refer to:
- ↑ 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. PMID 10383739.
- ↑ 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. PMID 17189265.
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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.
