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MraY is a critical enzyme in '''peptidoglycan biosynthesis'''. Peptidoglycan is an essential component of the cell wall of ~~Gramnegative~~ and Gram-positive bacteria <ref name="five">DOI:10.1039/b816215h</ref>. The cell wall provides bacteria a structural support and protection. In particular, it allows bacteria to maintain their cell shape at different osmotic pressures <ref name="six">PMID:26370936</ref>. Peptidoglycan is a cross-linked polymer of carbohydrates an amino acids and due to its biological relevance in Bacteria, it has been a major target for antibiotics <ref name="three"/> <ref name="five"/>.

MraY is a critical enzyme in '''peptidoglycan biosynthesis'''. Peptidoglycan is an essential component of the cell wall of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria <ref name="five">DOI:10.1039/b816215h</ref>. The cell wall provides bacteria a structural support and protection. In particular, it allows bacteria to maintain their cell shape at different osmotic pressures <ref name="six">PMID:26370936</ref>. Peptidoglycan is a cross-linked polymer of carbohydrates an amino acids and due to its biological relevance in Bacteria, it has been a major target for antibiotics <ref name="three"/> <ref name="five"/>.

Peptidoglycan biosynthesis involves three main stages. MraY is responsible for the second stage. First, the peptidoglycan precursor UDP-Nacetylmuramoyl (MurNAc)–pentapeptide is synthesized in the cytosol. Second, this hydrophilic precursor is attached to a lipid carrier, and the complex lipid carrier-precursor is transported, through the membrane, to the periplasm. Third, the peptidoglycan precursors are polymerized to form the cell wall. MraY catalyzes the transfer of phospho-MurNAc-pentapeptide from hydrophilic substrate UDP-MurNAc-pentapeptide to the lipid carier (C55-P) in the presence of a Mg2+ cofactor. The product is the undecaprenyl-pyrophosphoryl-MurNAcpentapeptide, also known as lipid I <ref name="three"/> <ref name="seven">PMID:31266949</ref> <ref name="eight">PMID:18081839</ref>.

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-MraY is a critical enzyme in '''peptidoglycan biosynthesis'''. Peptidoglycan is an essential component of the cell wall of Gramnegative and Gram-positive bacteria <ref name="five">DOI:10.1039/b816215h</ref>. The cell wall provides bacteria a structural support and protection. In particular, it allows bacteria to maintain their cell shape at different osmotic pressures <ref name="six">PMID:26370936</ref>. Peptidoglycan is a cross-linked polymer of carbohydrates an amino acids and due to its biological relevance in Bacteria, it has been a major target for antibiotics <ref name="three"/> <ref name="five"/>.
+MraY is a critical enzyme in '''peptidoglycan biosynthesis'''. Peptidoglycan is an essential component of the cell wall of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria <ref name="five">DOI:10.1039/b816215h</ref>. The cell wall provides bacteria a structural support and protection. In particular, it allows bacteria to maintain their cell shape at different osmotic pressures <ref name="six">PMID:26370936</ref>. Peptidoglycan is a cross-linked polymer of carbohydrates an amino acids and due to its biological relevance in Bacteria, it has been a major target for antibiotics <ref name="three"/> <ref name="five"/>.
 Peptidoglycan biosynthesis involves three main stages. MraY is responsible for the second stage. First, the peptidoglycan precursor UDP-Nacetylmuramoyl (MurNAc)–pentapeptide is synthesized in the cytosol. Second, this hydrophilic precursor is attached to a lipid carrier, and the complex lipid carrier-precursor is transported, through the membrane, to the periplasm. Third, the peptidoglycan precursors are polymerized to form the cell wall. MraY catalyzes the transfer of phospho-MurNAc-pentapeptide from hydrophilic substrate UDP-MurNAc-pentapeptide to the lipid carier (C55-P) in the presence of a Mg2+ cofactor. The product is the  undecaprenyl-pyrophosphoryl-MurNAcpentapeptide, also known as lipid I <ref name="three"/> <ref name="seven">PMID:31266949</ref> <ref name="eight">PMID:18081839</ref>.