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Activated Sugar Precursors: Biosynthetic Pathways and Biological Roles of an Important Class of Intermediate Metabolites in Bacteria

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Sílvia A. Sousa, Joana R. Feliciano and Jorge H. Leitao

Submitted: 04 November 2010 Published: 05 July 2011

DOI: 10.5772/19649

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Biotechnology of Biopolymers

Edited by Magdy Elnashar

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Written By

Sílvia A. Sousa, Joana R. Feliciano and Jorge H. Leitao

Submitted: 04 November 2010 Published: 05 July 2011