| Entry |
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| Name |
UDP-N-acetyl-L-fucosamine synthase;
WbjD;
Cap5G
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| Class |
Isomerases;
Racemases and epimerases;
Acting on carbohydrates and derivatives
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| Sysname |
UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-beta-L-talose 2-epimerase
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-beta-L-talose = UDP-N-acetyl-beta-L-fucosamine [RN: R10676]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-beta-L-talose [CPD: C20768]
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| Product |
UDP-N-acetyl-beta-L-fucosamine [CPD: C20774]
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| Comment |
Isolated from the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Involved in bacterial polysaccharide biosynthesis.
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| History |
EC 5.1.3.28 created 2014
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Kneidinger B, O'Riordan K, Li J, Brisson JR, Lee JC, Lam JS |
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| Title |
Three highly conserved proteins catalyze the conversion of UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine to precursors for the biosynthesis of O antigen in Pseudomonas aeruginosa O11 and capsule in Staphylococcus aureus type 5. Implications for the UDP-N-acetyl-L-fucosamine biosynthetic pathway. |
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| Journal |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Mulrooney EF, Poon KK, McNally DJ, Brisson JR, Lam JS |
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| Title |
Biosynthesis of UDP-N-acetyl-L-fucosamine, a precursor to the biosynthesis of lipopolysaccharide in Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype O11. |
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| Journal |
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| Other DBs |
| ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 5.1.3.28 |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 5.1.3.28 |
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