Product - UDP-N-acetylglucosamine acyltransferase

Product - UDP-N-acetylglucosamine acyltransferase

Product UDP-N-acetylglucosamine acyltransferase

Product Names:

UDP-N-acetylglucosamine acyltransferase

EC#:

Encoded By: lpxA

External Database Links:

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EcoCyc	UDPNACETYLGLUCOSAMACYLTRANS-MONOMER

Comment:
first committed step of lipid A biosynthesis. (Lipid A provides membrane anchor of core and O-antigen sugars.)

References:

Williamson, J.M., M.S. Anderson, C.R.H. Raetz 1991. Acyl-acyl carrier protein specificity of UDP-GlcNAc acyltransferases from gram-negative bacteria: relationship to Lipid A structure. J.Bacteriol. 173:3591-3596
Pfitzner, U., C.H.R. Raetz, S.L. Roderick 1995. Crystallization of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine O-acyltransferase from Escherichia coli. Proteins 22:191-0