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Characterization and engineering of the bifunctional N- and O-glucosyltransferase involved in xenobiotic metabolism in plants.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Dec 2007
Brazier-Hicks Melissa, Offen Wendy A, Gershater Markus C, Revett Timothy J, Lim Eng-Kiat, Bowles Dianna J, Davies Gideon J, Edwards Robert
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The glucosylation of pollutant and pesticide metabolites in plants controls their bioactivity and the formation of subsequent chemical residues. The model plant Arabidopsis thaliana contains >100 glycosyltransferases (GTs) dedicated to small-molecule conjugation and, whereas 44 of these enzymes c...
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