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- noun biochemistry Any
glycosyltransferase enzyme that catalyzes the transfer ofgalactose entities.
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From galactosyl + transferase.
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This galactosyltransferase transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to a nonreducing terminal GlcNAc to synthesize the Gal β1-4GlcNAc structure, and it is strongly expressed in the central nervous system.
Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue T. Yoshihara 2009
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D.C. Data from the Phase I/II study titled "Phase I/II study of antitumor vaccination using lung cancer cells expressing murine alpha (1,3) galactosyltransferase (alphaGT) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSC.C." will be presented at 2: 00 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 19, at the Washington C.nvention C.nter.
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