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- Name help_outline 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-α-D-mannopyranose Identifier CHEBI:68645 Charge 0 Formula C10H18N2O5 InChIKeyhelp_outline NRXWTRNYICXMBF-UBUKNDCTSA-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 3 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 N,N-diacetyllegionaminate Identifier CHEBI:68669 Charge -1 Formula C13H21N2O8 InChIKeyhelp_outline ZJOSXOOPEBJBMC-DAJNMGJPSA-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
- 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
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Publications
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The CMP-legionaminic acid pathway in Campylobacter: biosynthesis involving novel GDP-linked precursors.
Schoenhofen I.C., Vinogradov E., Whitfield D.M., Brisson J.R., Logan S.M.
The sialic acid-like sugar 5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-nonulosonic acid, or legion-aminic acid, is found as a virulence-associated cell-surface glycoconjugate in the Gram-negative bacteria Legionella pneumophila and Campylobacter coli. L. pneumophila serogroup 1 strains, ... >> More
The sialic acid-like sugar 5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-nonulosonic acid, or legion-aminic acid, is found as a virulence-associated cell-surface glycoconjugate in the Gram-negative bacteria Legionella pneumophila and Campylobacter coli. L. pneumophila serogroup 1 strains, causative agents of Legionnaire's disease, contain an alpha2,4-linked homopolymer of legionaminic acid within their lipopolysaccharide O-chains, whereas the gastrointestinal pathogen C. coli modifies its flagellin with this monosaccharide via O-linkage. In this work, we have purified and biochemically characterized 11 candidate biosynthetic enzymes from Campylobacter jejuni, thereby fully reconstituting the biosynthesis of legionaminic acid and its CMP-activated form, starting from fructose-6-P. This pathway involves unique GDP-linked intermediates, likely providing a cellular mechanism for differentiating between this and similar UDP-linked pathways, such as UDP-2,4-diacetamido-bacillosamine biosynthesis involved in N-linked protein glycosylation. Importantly, these findings provide a facile method for efficient large-scale synthesis of legionaminic acid, and since legionaminic acid and sialic acid share the same D-glycero-D-galacto absolute configuration, this sugar may now be evaluated for its potential as a sialic acid mimic. << Less
Glycobiology 19:715-725(2009) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]
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Biosynthesis of CMP-N,N'-diacetyllegionaminic acid from UDP-N,N'-diacetylbacillosamine in Legionella pneumophila.
Glaze P.A., Watson D.C., Young N.M., Tanner M.E.
Legionaminic acid is a nine-carbon alpha-keto acid that is similar in structure to other members of the sialic acid family that includes neuraminic acid and pseudaminic acid. It is found as a component of the lipopolysaccharide in several bacterial species and is perhaps best known for its presenc ... >> More
Legionaminic acid is a nine-carbon alpha-keto acid that is similar in structure to other members of the sialic acid family that includes neuraminic acid and pseudaminic acid. It is found as a component of the lipopolysaccharide in several bacterial species and is perhaps best known for its presence in the O-antigen of the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, Legionella pneumophila. In this work, the enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis and activation of N, N'-diacetyllegionaminic acid are identified for the first time. A cluster of three L. pneumophila genes bearing homology to known sialic acid biosynthetic genes ( neuA,B,C) were cloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The NeuC homologue was found to be a hydrolyzing UDP-N, N'-diacetylbacillosamine 2-epimerase that converts UDP-N, N'-diacetylbacillosamine into 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxymannose and UDP. Stereochemical and isotopic labeling studies showed that the enzyme utilizes a mechanism involving an initial anti elimination of UDP to form a glycal intermediate and a subsequent syn addition of water to generate product. This is similar to the hydrolyzing UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase (NeuC) of sialic acid biosynthesis, but the L. pneumophila enzyme would not accept UDP-GlcNAc as an alternate substrate. The NeuB homologue was found to be a N, N'-diacetyllegionaminic acid synthase that condenses 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxymannose with phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), although the in vitro activity of the recombinant enzyme (isolated as a MalE fusion protein) was very low. The synthase activity was dependent on the presence of a divalent metal ion, and the reaction proceeded via a C-O bond cleavage process, similar to the reactions catalyzed by the sialic acid and pseudaminic acid synthases. Finally, the NeuA homologue was shown to possess the CMP-N, N'-diacetyllegionaminic acid synthetase activity that generates the activated form of legionaminic acid used in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis. Together, the three enzymes constitute a pathway that converts a UDP-linked bacillosamine derivative into a CMP-linked legionaminic acid derivative. << Less
Biochemistry 47:3272-3282(2008) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]
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