Structural highlights
Function
GLMU_HAEIN Catalyzes the last two sequential reactions in the de novo biosynthetic pathway for UDP-N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc). The C-terminal domain catalyzes the transfer of acetyl group from acetyl coenzyme A to glucosamine-1-phosphate (GlcN-1-P) to produce N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate (GlcNAc-1-P), which is converted into UDP-GlcNAc by the transfer of uridine 5-monophosphate (from uridine 5-triphosphate), a reaction catalyzed by the N-terminal domain.[1]
References
- ↑ Mochalkin I, Lightle S, Zhu Y, Ohren JF, Spessard C, Chirgadze NY, Banotai C, Melnick M, McDowell L. Characterization of substrate binding and catalysis in the potential antibacterial target N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GlmU). Protein Sci. 2007 Dec;16(12):2657-66. PMID:18029420 doi:http://dx.doi.org/16/12/2657
