EC Number |
Natural Substrates |
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2.7.8.33 | UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine + ditrans,octacis-undecaprenyl phosphate |
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2.7.8.33 | UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine + ditrans,octacis-undecaprenyl phosphate |
the enzyme is highly specific for UDP-GlcNAc, its physiological substrate |
2.7.8.33 | UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + ditrans,polycis-undecaprenyl phosphate |
initiates the biosynthesis of enterobacterial common antigen and O-antigen lipopolysaccharide |
2.7.8.33 | UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + ditrans,polycis-undecaprenyl phosphate |
the enzyme catalyzes the first membrane step of the biosynthesis of various polymers of the bacterial cell wall such as the O-antigen and enterobacterial common antigen |
2.7.8.33 | UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + ditrans,polycis-undecaprenyl phosphate |
the product ditrans,polycis-undecaprenyl-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl diphosphate is an essential lipid intermediate for the biosynthesis of various bacterial cell envelope components |