| Product Name |
lauroyl-Kdo2-lipid IVA myristoyltransferase |
| Example Structure |
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| Synonyms |
ESA01386, Jhp0255, lipid A biosynthesis myristoyltransferase, LpxJ, LpxM, MsbB acyltransferase, myristoyl-[acyl-carrier protein]:alpha-Kdo-(2->4)-alpha-Kdo-(2->6)-(dodecanoyl)-lipid IVA O-myristoyltransferase |
| EC Number |
2.3.1.243 |
| CAS Registry Number |
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| Comments |
The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Escherichia coli, is involed in the biosynthesis of the phosphorylated outer membrane glycolipid lipid A. |
| Cofactor |
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| History |
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| Reactions |
A tetradecanoyl-[acyl-carrier protein] + (Kdo)(2)-(dodecanoyl)-lipid IV(A) = Kdo(2)-lipid A + a holo-[acyl-carrier protein]. |
