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EC 2.3.1.227 Details
EC number
2.3.1.227
Accepted name
GDP-perosamine N-acetyltransferase
Reaction
acetyl-CoA + GDP-4-amino-4,6-dideoxy-α-D-mannose = CoA + GDP-4-acetamido-4,6-dideoxy-α-D-mannose
Other name(s)
perB (gene name),
GDP-α-D-perosamine N-acetyltransferase
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:GDP-4-amino-4,6-dideoxy-α-D-mannose N-acetyltransferase
Comment
D-Perosamine is one of several dideoxy sugars found in the O-antigen component of the outer membrane lipopolysaccharides of Gram-negative bacteria.
History
created 2013
EC Tree
2.3.1.55 created 1976, deleted 1999
2.3.1.120 created 1990, deleted 1992
2.3.1.124 created 1990, deleted 1992