| Product Name |
teichoic acid glycerol-phosphate primase |
| Example Structure |
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| Synonyms |
CDP-glycerol:glycerophosphate glycerophosphotransferase, CDP-glycerol:N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosaminyl-1,4-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyldiphosphoundecaprenyl glycerophosphotransferase, SA643, Tag primase, tagB, tarB |
| EC Number |
2.7.8.44 |
| CAS Registry Number |
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| Comments |
Involved in the biosynthesis of teichoic acid linkage units in bacterial cell walls. This enzyme adds the first glycerol unit to the disaccharide linker of the teichoic acid. |
| Cofactor |
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| History |
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| Reactions |
CDP-glycerol + N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosaminyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D- glucosaminyl-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol = Cdp + 4-O-((2R)-1- glycerophospho)-N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosaminyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D- glucosaminyl-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol. |
