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. 1982 Nov;152(2):932–934. doi: 10.1128/jb.152.2.932-934.1982

UDP Glucuronate Decarboxylase and Synthesis of Capsular Polysaccharide in Cryptococcus neoformans

Eric S Jacobson 1, William R Payne 1
PMCID: PMC221555  PMID: 6752126

Abstract

UDP glucuronate decarboxylase activity was comparable in encapsulated and non-encapsulated strains of Cryptococcus neoformans, required NAD (Ka = 0.2 mM), and was inhibited by NADH (Ki = 0.1 mM) and UDP xylose.

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