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- Name help_outline 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-β-L-altrose Identifier CHEBI:63283 Charge 0 Formula C10H18N2O5 InChIKeyhelp_outline NRXWTRNYICXMBF-SGZWNVLDSA-N SMILEShelp_outline C[C@@H]1O[C@H](O)[C@H](NC(C)=O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1NC(C)=O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 2 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline H2O Identifier CHEBI:15377 (Beilstein: 3587155; CAS: 7732-18-5) help_outline Charge 0 Formula H2O InChIKeyhelp_outline XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILEShelp_outline [H]O[H] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 6,048 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline phosphoenolpyruvate Identifier CHEBI:58702 (Beilstein: 3951723) help_outline Charge -3 Formula C3H2O6P InChIKeyhelp_outline DTBNBXWJWCWCIK-UHFFFAOYSA-K SMILEShelp_outline [O-]C(=O)C(=C)OP([O-])([O-])=O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 39 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline phosphate Identifier CHEBI:43474 Charge -2 Formula HO4P InChIKeyhelp_outline NBIIXXVUZAFLBC-UHFFFAOYSA-L SMILEShelp_outline OP([O-])([O-])=O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 983 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline pseudaminate Identifier CHEBI:63282 Charge -1 Formula C13H21N2O8 InChIKeyhelp_outline ZJOSXOOPEBJBMC-LJRWBPDUSA-M SMILEShelp_outline [H][C@]1(O[C@@](O)(C[C@H](O)[C@@H]1NC(C)=O)C([O-])=O)[C@@H](NC(C)=O)[C@H](C)O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 2 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
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Identification and characterization of NeuB3 from Campylobacter jejuni as a pseudaminic acid synthase.
Chou W.K., Dick S., Wakarchuk W.W., Tanner M.E.
Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli are the main causes of bacterial diarrhea worldwide, and Helicobacter pylori is known to cause duodenal ulcers. In all of these pathogenic organisms, the flagellin proteins are heavily glycosylated with a 2-keto-3-deoxy acid, pseudaminic acid (5,7-diacet ... >> More
Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli are the main causes of bacterial diarrhea worldwide, and Helicobacter pylori is known to cause duodenal ulcers. In all of these pathogenic organisms, the flagellin proteins are heavily glycosylated with a 2-keto-3-deoxy acid, pseudaminic acid (5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-L-glycero-L-manno-nonulosonic acid). The presence of pseudaminic acid is required for the proper development of the flagella and is thereby necessary for motility in, and invasion of, the host. In this study we report the first characterization of NeuB3 from C. jejuni as a pseudaminic acid synthase; the enzyme directly responsible for the biosynthesis of pseudaminic acid. Pseudaminic acid synthase catalyzes the condensation of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) with the hexose, 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-L-altrose (6-deoxy-AltdiNAc), to form pseudaminic acid and phosphate. The enzymatic activity was monitored using 1H and 31P NMR spectroscopy, and the product was isolated and characterized. Kinetic analysis reveals that pseudaminic acid synthase requires the presence of a divalent metal ion for catalysis and that optimal catalysis occurs at pH 7.0. A coupled enzymatic assay gave the values for k(cat) of 0.65 +/- 0.01 s(-1), K(m)PEP of 6.5 +/-0.4 microM, and K(m)6-deoxy-AltdiNAc of 9.5 +/-0.7 microM. A mechanistic study on pseudaminic acid synthase, using [2-18O]PEP, shows that catalysis proceeds through a C-O bond cleavage mechanism similar to other PEP condensing synthases such as sialic acid synthase. << Less