The wbnH gene of Escherichia coli O86:H2 encodes an α-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyl transferase involved in the O-repeating unit biosynthesis

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 344, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 631-639

  Yi, Wen ^a   Yao, Qingjia ^a   Zhang, Yalong ^a   Motari, Edwin ^a   Lin, Steven ^a   Wang, Peng George ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycosyltransferase; O antigen biosynthesis; O repeating unit; Undecaprenyl phosphate; wzy dependent

Indexed keywords

DISACCHARIDASE; DIVALENT CATION; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; LIPID; METAL ION; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE; PYROPHOSPHATE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O86; GENE CLUSTER; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINYLTRANSFERASES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 33646101838     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.03.181     Document Type: Article

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