Entry |
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Name |
GDP-perosamine N-formyltransferase;
wbkC (gene name)
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Class |
Transferases;
Transferring one-carbon groups;
Hydroxymethyl-, formyl- and related transferases
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Sysname |
10-formyltetrahydrofolate:GDP-alpha-D-perosamine N-formyltransferase
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Reaction(IUBMB) |
10-formyltetrahydrofolate + GDP-alpha-D-perosamine = tetrahydrofolate + GDP-N-formyl-alpha-D-perosamine [RN: R12790]
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Reaction(KEGG) |
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Substrate |
10-formyltetrahydrofolate [CPD: C00234];
GDP-alpha-D-perosamine [CPD: C20638]
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Product |
tetrahydrofolate [CPD: C00101];
GDP-N-formyl-alpha-D-perosamine [CPD: C22397]
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Comment |
The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Brucella melitensis, synthesizes a building block of the O antigen produced by Brucella species.
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History |
EC 2.1.2.14 created 2021
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Pathway |
ec00541 | O-Antigen nucleotide sugar biosynthesis |
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Orthology |
K00607 | GDP-perosamine N-formyltransferase |
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Genes |
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Reference |
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Authors |
Godfroid F, Cloeckaert A, Taminiau B, Danese I, Tibor A, de Bolle X, Mertens P, Letesson JJ. |
Title |
Genetic organisation of the lipopolysaccharide O-antigen biosynthesis region of brucella melitensis 16M (wbk). |
Journal |
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Sequence |
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Reference |
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Authors |
Riegert AS, Chantigian DP, Thoden JB, Tipton PA, Holden HM. |
Title |
Biochemical Characterization of WbkC, an N-Formyltransferase from Brucella melitensis. |
Journal |
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Sequence |
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Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 2.1.2.14 |
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 2.1.2.14 |
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