Akutsu J, Zhang Z, Tsujimura M, Sasaki M, Yohda M, Kawarabayasi Y
Title
Characterization of a thermostable enzyme with phosphomannomutase/phosphoglucomutase activities from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3.
Requires Mg2+. The enzyme from Pyrococcus horikoshii is specific for alpha-D-mannosyl-3-phosphoglycerate and forms part of the pathway for the synthesis of mannosylglycerate.
Empadinhas N, Marugg JD, Borges N, Santos H, da Costa MS
Title
Pathway for the synthesis of mannosylglycerate in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii. Biochemical and genetic characterization of key enzymes.