Product Name
rhamnopyranosyl-N-acetylglucosaminyl-diphospho-decaprenol beta-1,4/1,5-galactofuranosyltransferase
Example Structure
Synonyms
arabinogalactan galactofuranosyl transferase 1, galactofuranosyl transferase 1, galactosyl transferase, GalTr, GlfT1, Rv3782
EC Number
2.4.1.287
CAS Registry Number
Comments
Isolated from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. smegmatis, the enzyme has dual ¦Â-(1¡ú4) and ¦Â-(1¡ú5) transferase action. Involved in the formation of the cell wall in mycobacteria.E3530
Cofactor
History
Reactions
2 UDP-alpha-D-galactofuranose + alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1->3)-N-acetyl- alpha-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-trans,octacis-decaprenol = 2 Udp + beta-D- galactofuranosyl-(1->5)-beta-D-galactofuranosyl-(1->4)-alpha-L- rhamnopyranosyl-(1->3)-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho- trans,octacis-decaprenol.
