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Literature summary for 2.4.1.372 extracted from

  • Wenham, D.G.; Davies, R.M.; Cole, J.A.
    Insoluble glucan synthesis by mutansucrase as a determinant of the cariogenicity of Streptococcus mutans (1981), J. Gen. Microbiol., 127, 407-415 .
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Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
extracellular
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Streptococcus mutans
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Streptococcus mutans
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
sucrose + [(1->3)-alpha-D-glucosyl]n
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Streptococcus mutans D-fructose + [(1->3)-alpha-D-glucosyl]n+1
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General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function enzyme produces insoluble glucan. Strains of Streptococcus mutans with a high mutansucrase activity are significantly more cariogenic than those which secrete little mutansucrase activity Streptococcus mutans