Reaction 21437

Reaction Details
Reaction: Thumb
[GlcNAc-(1->4)-MurNAc-pentapeptide]n-diphosphoundecaprenol + a lipid II → [GlcNAc-(1->4)-MurNAc-pentapeptide](n+1)-diphosphoundecaprenol + di-trans,octa-cis-undecaprenyl diphosphate
Enzymes: Not Available
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PseudoCyc Reaction ID:RXN-14712
References:
  • Goffin C, Ghuysen JM (1998). "Multimodular penicillin-binding proteins: an enigmatic family of orthologs and paralogs." Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 62(4);1079-93. PMID: 9841666
  • Taku A, Stuckey M, Fan DP (1982). "Purification of the peptidoglycan transglycosylase of Bacillus megaterium." J Biol Chem 257(9);5018-22. PMID: 6802846
  • van Heijenoort J (2001). "Formation of the glycan chains in the synthesis of bacterial peptidoglycan." Glycobiology 11(3);25R-36R. PMID: 11320055