ENZYME entry: EC 2.7.8.44

Accepted Name

Teichoic acid glycerol-phosphate primase.

Alternative Name(s)

Tag primase.

Reaction catalysed

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

Comment(s)

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.

Cross-references

BRENDA

2.7.8.44

EC2PDB

2.7.8.44

ExplorEnz

2.7.8.44

PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles

2.7.8.44

KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature

2.7.8.44

IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

2.7.8.44

IntEnz

2.7.8.44

MEDLINE

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MetaCyc

2.7.8.44

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P27621, TAGB_BACSU;

Q8RKI8, TARB_BACPZ;

Q2G2X4, TARB_STAA8;

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