(KDO)-lipid IVA 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid transferase
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme (KDO)-lipid IVA 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid transferase (Template:EC number, KDO transferase, waaA (gene), kdtA (gene), Kdo transferase, 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid transferase, 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonic acid transferase) is an enzyme with systematic name CMP-3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonate:(KDO)-lipid IVA 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonate transferase.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- alpha-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IVA + CMP-alpha-Kdo alpha-Kdo-(2->4)-alpha-Kdo-(2->6)-lipid IVA + CMP
The bifunctional enzyme from Escherichia coli transfers two 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonate residues to lipid IVA.
See also
- EC 2.4.99.12, lipid IVA 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid transferase
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