EC |
5.1.3.28 |
Accepted name: |
UDP-N-acetyl-L-fucosamine synthase |
Reaction: |
UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-β-L-talose = UDP-N-acetyl-β-L-fucosamine
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For diagram of UDP-N-acetyl-β-L-fucosamine biosynthesis, click here |
Glossary: |
UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-β-L-talose = UDP-N-acetyl-β-L-pneumosamine |
Other name(s): |
WbjD; Cap5G |
Systematic name: |
UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-β-L-talose 2-epimerase |
Comments: |
Isolated from the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Involved in bacterial polysaccharide biosynthesis. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc |
References: |
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Kneidinger, B., O'Riordan, K., Li, J., Brisson, J.R., Lee, J.C. and Lam, J.S. Three highly conserved proteins catalyze the conversion of UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine to precursors for the biosynthesis of O antigen in Pseudomonas aeruginosa O11 and capsule in Staphylococcus aureus type 5. Implications for the UDP-N-acetyl-L-fucosamine biosynthetic pathway. J. Biol. Chem. 278 (2003) 3615–3627. [DOI] [PMID: 12464616] |
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Mulrooney, E.F., Poon, K.K., McNally, D.J., Brisson, J.R. and Lam, J.S. Biosynthesis of UDP-N-acetyl-L-fucosamine, a precursor to the biosynthesis of lipopolysaccharide in Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype O11. J. Biol. Chem. 280 (2005) 19535–19542. [DOI] [PMID: 15778500] |
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