Application | Comment | Organism |
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pharmacology | absence of mannose-6-phosphate isomerase causes cell lysis and thus the enzyme is a potential target for inhibition and may be a route to antifungal drugs | Candida albicans |
Crystallization (Comment) | Organism |
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Candida albicans |
Metals/Ions | Comment | Organism | Structure |
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Zinc | enzyme contains an essential zinc atom. Four of the five ligands come from the protein, one of these ligands is unique in that it is a glutamine | Candida albicans |
Natural Substrates | Organism | Comment (Nat. Sub.) | Natural Products | Comment (Nat. Pro.) | Rev. | Reac. |
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additional information | Candida albicans | reversible isomerization of mannose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate is the initial commited step in the synthesis of the mannosylated glycoproteins, which are essential in biosynthesis of functional fungal cell wall. Absence of mannose-6-phosphate isomerase causes cell lysis | ? | - |
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Organism | UniProt | Comment | Textmining |
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Candida albicans | - |
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Substrates | Comment Substrates | Organism | Products | Comment (Products) | Rev. | Reac. |
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D-Mannose 6-phosphate | - |
Candida albicans | D-Fructose 6-phosphate | - |
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additional information | reversible isomerization of mannose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate is the initial commited step in the synthesis of the mannosylated glycoproteins, which are essential in biosynthesis of functional fungal cell wall. Absence of mannose-6-phosphate isomerase causes cell lysis | Candida albicans | ? | - |
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