ISSN:
0887-3585
Keywords:
KDOP synthase
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lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis
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X-ray crystallography
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Chemistry
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Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
3-Deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate-8-phosphate (KDOP) synthase catalyzes the production of KDOP from phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) and arabinose-5-phosphate (A5P). In gram-negative bacteria KDOP is subsequently dephosphorylated, cytidylylated, and linked to lipid A and is required for lipid A incorporation into the outer membrane (Raetz, Annu. Rev. Biochem. 59:129-170, 1990). We have crystallized two forms of KDOP synthase belonging to space groups I23 or I213, one with a = b = c = 118.0 Å and the other with a = b = c = 233 Å.
Additional Material:
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