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Literature summary for 2.3.1.157 extracted from

  • Mengin-Lecreulx, D.; van Heijenoort, J.
    Copurification of glucosamine-1-phosphate acetyltransferase and N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate uridyltransferase activities of Escherichia coli: characterization of the glmU gene product as a bifunctional enzyme catalyzing two subsequent steps in the pathway for UDP-N-acetylglucosamine synthesis (1994), J. Bacteriol., 176, 5788-5795.
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General Stability

General Stability Organism
acetyltransferase activity rapidly lost when the enzyme is stored in the absence of reducing thiols or acetyl coenzyme A or is treated with thiol-alkylating agents Escherichia coli

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
2-Nitro-5-thiocyanobenzoic acid
-
Escherichia coli
DTNB
-
Escherichia coli
N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate acetyltransferase activity inhibited by its reaction product Escherichia coli
UDP-MurNAc 1 mM, relative enzyme activity 2% Escherichia coli

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.07
-
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate uridyltransferase activity Escherichia coli
0.1
-
UTP uridyltransferase activity Escherichia coli
0.15
-
D-glucosamine 1-phosphate
-
Escherichia coli
0.6
-
acetyl-CoA
-
Escherichia coli

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+ absolute requirement for both activities in the sharp range from 1-10 mM with an optimal value of 3 mM Escherichia coli

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
49000
-
gel filtration Escherichia coli

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + acetyl-CoA Bacillus subtilis
-
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + CoA
-
?
D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + acetyl-CoA Escherichia coli
-
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + CoA
-
?
D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + acetyl-CoA Escherichia coli JM83
-
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + CoA
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Bacillus subtilis
-
-
-
Escherichia coli
-
JM83
-
Escherichia coli JM83
-
JM83
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
GlmU gene product, bifunctional enzyme with glucosamine-1-phosphate acetyltransferase and uridyltransferase activity Escherichia coli

Reaction

Reaction Comment Organism Reaction ID
acetyl-CoA + alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate = CoA + N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate the enzyme from several bacteria (e.g., Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis and Haemophilus influenzae) has been shown to be bifunctional and also to possess the activity of EC 2.7.7.23, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase Escherichia coli

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
2.2
-
GlcN-1-P acetyltransferase activity Escherichia coli
15.1
-
GlcNAc-1-P uridyltransferase activity Escherichia coli

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + acetyl-CoA
-
Bacillus subtilis N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + CoA
-
?
D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + acetyl-CoA
-
Escherichia coli N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + CoA
-
?
D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + acetyl-CoA
-
Escherichia coli JM83 N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + CoA
-
?
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + UTP
-
Bacillus subtilis UDP-N-acetylglucosamine + ?
-
?
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + UTP glmU gene product, bifunctional enzyme catalyzing 2 subsequent steps in the pathway for UDP-GlcNAc synthesis Escherichia coli UDP-N-acetylglucosamine + ?
-
r
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + UTP glmU gene product, bifunctional enzyme catalyzing 2 subsequent steps in the pathway for UDP-GlcNAc synthesis Escherichia coli JM83 UDP-N-acetylglucosamine + ?
-
r
UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine + H2O
-
Escherichia coli N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + UMP
-
r
UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine + H2O
-
Escherichia coli JM83 N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate + UMP
-
r

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
trimer 2 * 49000 or 3 * 49000, dimer or trimer of identical subunits, gel filtration Escherichia coli

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
GlmU enzyme
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Escherichia coli
GlmU uridyltransferase
-
Escherichia coli
UDP-GlcNAc pyrophosphorylase
-
Escherichia coli

Turnover Number [1/s]

Turnover Number Minimum [1/s] Turnover Number Maximum [1/s] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
12.4
-
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate GmlU uridyltransferase Escherichia coli

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
8.2
-
for both acetyltransferase and uridyltransferase Escherichia coli