Conserved aspartic acids are essential for the enzymic activity of the WecA protein initiating the biosynthesis of O-specific lipopolysaccharide and enterobacterial common antigen in Escherichia coli

Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 571-582

  Amer, Amal O ^a   Valvano, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Membrane protein; N acetylglucosamine; O antigen biosynthesis; Phosphodiester bond; Undecaprenol

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; O ANTIGEN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; TUNICAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTIC CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036175254     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-148-2-571     Document Type: Article

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