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 di-trans,octa-cis-undecaprenyl diphosphate <=> 4-O-[(2R)-glycerylphospho]-N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosaminyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl di-trans,octa-cis-undecaprenyl diphosphate + CMP + H(+)

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

Rhea expert-curated reactions

2.7.8.44

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P27621, TAGB_BACSU

Q8RKI8, TARB_BACSH

Q2G2X4, TARB_STAA8

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