Medical Definition of Fucosyltransferases
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Enzymes catalyzing the transfer of fucose from a nucleoside diphosphate fucose to an acceptor molecule which is frequently another carbohydrate, a glycoprotein, or a glycolipid molecule. Elevated activity of some fucosyltransferases in human serum may serve as an indicator of malignancy.
Registry number: EC 2.4.1.-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fucosyltransferases
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