The enzyme is involved in the the biosynthesis of the O-polysaccharide repeating unit of the bacterium Shigella boydii B14. The activity is stimulated by Mn2+ or to a lesser extent by Mg2+, Ca2+, Ni2+ or Pb2+.
Xu C, Liu B, Hu B, Han Y, Feng L, Allingham JS, Szarek WA, Wang L, Brockhausen I
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Biochemical characterization of UDP-Gal:GlcNAc-pyrophosphate-lipid beta-1,4-Galactosyltransferase WfeD, a new enzyme from Shigella boydii type 14 that catalyzes the second step in O-antigen repeating-unit synthesis.