Involved in the biosynthesis of poly ribitol phosphate teichoic acids in the cell wall of the bacterium?Staphylococcus aureus. This enzyme adds around 40 ribitol units to the linker molecule. Formerly EC?2.4.1.55.
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n CDP-ribitol + 4-O-di((2R)-1-glycerophospho)-N-acetyl-beta-D- mannosaminyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho- ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol = n Cmp + 4-O-(D-ribitylphospho)(n)-di((2R)- 1-glycerophospho)-N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosaminyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D- glucosaminyl-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol.