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Chemical synthesis of N-acetylglucosamine derivatives and their use as glycosyl acceptors by the Mesorhizobium loti chitin oligosaccharide synthase NodC
Kamst, Eric,Zegelaar-Jaarsveld, Korien,Van Der Marel, Gijs A.,Van Boom, Jacques H.,Lugtenberg, Ben J.J.,Spaink, Herman P.
, p. 176 - 189 (1999)
Rhizobial bacteria synthesize lipo-chitin oligosaccharide signal molecules (Nod factors) that are essential for the formation of symbiotic organs on the roots of host plants, a process known as nodulation. Biosynthesis of the chitin oligosaccharide moiety
