The crystal structure of a `retaining' glycosyltransferase provides the first view of α-glycosidic bond synthesis using activated nucleotide sugars.
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Davies, G. Sweet secrets of synthesis. Nat Struct Mol Biol 8, 98–100 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/84198
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