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EC 3.5.1.108 Details
EC number
3.5.1.108
Accepted name
UDP-3-O-acyl-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase
Reaction
a UDP-3-O-[(3R)-3-hydroxyacyl]-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine + H2O = a UDP-3-O-[(3R)-3-hydroxyacyl]-α-D-glucosamine + acetate
Other name(s)
LpxC protein,
LpxC enzyme,
LpxC deacetylase,
deacetylase LpxC,
UDP-3-O-acyl-GlcNAc deacetylase,
UDP-3-O-((R)-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase,
UDP-(3-O-acyl)-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase,
UDP-3-O-(R-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase,
UDP-(3-O-(R-3-hydroxymyristoyl))-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase,
UDP-3-O-[(3R)-3-hydroxymyristoyl]-N-acetylglucosamine amidohydrolase
Systematic name
UDP-3-O-[(3R)-3-hydroxyacyl]-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine amidohydrolase
Comment
A zinc protein. The enzyme catalyses a committed step in the biosynthesis of lipid A.
History
created 2010, modified 2021
EC Tree
1.1.99.15 created 1978, deleted 1980
1.1.99.17 created 1982, deleted 2003