cDNA	Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid
DEPC	Diethylpyrocarbonate
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
ESI-MS	Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
GALK	Galactokinase
GALT	Galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
HPLC	High-performance liquid chromatography
ID	Identifier
IPTG	Isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactopyranoside
LCMS	Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
MgGalT7	β-1,4-Galactosyltransferase derived from Magallana gigas
MUSCLE	Multiple sequence comparison by log-expectation
NAD+	Oxidized form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NADH	Reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
PAGE	Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
PDB	Protein data bank
PhyML	Phylogenies maximum likelihood
pNP	para-Nitrophenol
ODS	Octadecylsilyl
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
SDS	Sodium dodecyl sulfate
SIM	Single ion mode
StUGD	UDP-glucose dehydrogenase derived from Sphaerobacter thermophilus
UDP	Uridine diphosphate
UGE	UDP-glucose 4-epimerase