Chapter 60. Biosynthesis of Hyaluronan

  1. Prof. Dr. Beat Ernst1,
  2. Prof. Dr. Gerald W. Hart2,
  3. Prof. Dr. Pierre Sinaý3
  1. Paraskevi Heldin,
  2. Toward C. Laurent

Published Online: 24 APR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9783527618255.ch60

Book Title

Carbohydrates in Chemistry and Biology

Carbohydrates in Chemistry and Biology

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How to Cite

Ernst, B., Hart, G. W. and Sinaý, P. (2008) Biosynthesis of Hyaluronan, in Carbohydrates in Chemistry and Biology, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim, Germany. doi: 10.1002/9783527618255.ch60

Author Information

  1. 1

    Institut für Molekulare Pharmazie, Universität Basel, Klingenbergstrasse 50, 4051 Basel, Switzerland

  2. 2

    Dept. of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolf St. Rm., 401 Hunterian Baltimore, MD 21205-2185, USA

  3. 3

    Dept. de Chimie, URA 1686, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 24 APR 2008
  2. Published Print: 27 JUL 2000

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527295111

Online ISBN: 9783527618255

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Keywords:

  • hyaluronan;
  • viscoelasticity;
  • polysaccharide;
  • lubricant;
  • streptococci

Summary

The prelims comprise:

  • Introduction

  • Site of Biosynthesis

  • Biosynthetic Precursors

  • Hyaluronan Synthases

  • Mechanism of Synthesis

  • Regulation of HA Synthesis

  • Concluding Remarks

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