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Lactose Synthase Activity of Galactosyltransferase from Human Parotid Saliva
R. Nakamura
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Osaka University Dental School, Osaka 530, Japan
E. Iwasaki
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Osaka University Dental School, Osaka 530, Japan
S. Shibata
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Osaka University Dental School, Osaka 530, Japan
T. Matsumura
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Osaka University Dental School, Osaka 530, Japan
S. Shizukuishi
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Osaka University Dental School, Osaka 530, Japan
A. Tsunemitsu
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Osaka University Dental School, Osaka 530, Japan
Galactosyltransferase in human parotid saliva catalyzed the transfer of galactose from uridine 5'-diphospho (UDP)-galactose to D-glucose in the presence of exogenous a-lactalbumin. Some albumins other than  -lactalbumin did not have an effect on the appearance of lactose-synthesizing activity.
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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 56, No. 2,
181-184 (1977)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345770560021301
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R. Nakamura, T. Taniguchi, H. Nonaka, S. Shizukuishi, and A. Tsunemitsu
Purification and Characterization of Galactosyltransferase in Human Parotid Saliva
Journal of Dental Research,
August 1, 1980;
59(8):
1374 - 1381.
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