Structural highlights
Function
FCL_ECOLI Catalyzes the two-step NADP-dependent conversion of GDP-4-dehydro-6-deoxy-D-mannose to GDP-fucose, involving an epimerase and a reductase reaction.[1] [2] [3]
Evolutionary Conservation
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References
- ↑ Andrianopoulos K, Wang L, Reeves PR. Identification of the fucose synthetase gene in the colanic acid gene cluster of Escherichia coli K-12. J Bacteriol. 1998 Feb;180(4):998-1001. PMID:9473059
- ↑ Menon S, Stahl M, Kumar R, Xu GY, Sullivan F. Stereochemical course and steady state mechanism of the reaction catalyzed by the GDP-fucose synthetase from Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem. 1999 Sep 17;274(38):26743-50. PMID:10480878
- ↑ Rosano C, Bisso A, Izzo G, Tonetti M, Sturla L, De Flora A, Bolognesi M. Probing the catalytic mechanism of GDP-4-keto-6-deoxy-d-mannose Epimerase/Reductase by kinetic and crystallographic characterization of site-specific mutants. J Mol Biol. 2000 Oct 13;303(1):77-91. PMID:11021971 doi:10.1006/jmbi.2000.4106
