dc.contributor.author | Bogosian, Ethan | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Chapman, Linda | eng |
dc.contributor.corporatename | University of Missouri-Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research | eng |
dc.contributor.meetingname | Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum (2007 : University of Missouri--Columbia) | eng |
dc.date | 2007 | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | eng |
dc.description | Abstract only available | eng |
dc.description.abstract | The n-acetyl galactosaminidase from Clostridium perfringens removes the terminal n-acetyl galactosamine from the A trisaccharide of human blood group A glycotypes thereby converting cells of Blood Type A to cells of the universal donor, Blood Type O. Although the enzyme has important applications in seroconversion, its physiological function in the bacterium has not been investigated. I am investigating the following possibilities: 1. The sugar is used as a carbon/energy source. 2. The sugar plays a role in biofilm formation. 3. The sugar is incorporated into a cell surface polysaccharide. | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/1571 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research. Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum | eng |
dc.source.uri | http://undergradresearch.missouri.edu/forums-conferences/abstracts/abstract-detail.php?abstractid= | eng |
dc.subject | n-acetyl galactosaminidase | eng |
dc.subject | Clostridium perfringens | eng |
dc.subject | blood type | eng |
dc.subject | seroconversion | eng |
dc.title | An unusual alpha galactosidase [abstract] | eng |
dc.type | Presentation | eng |