Reaction: octanoyl-CoA + 2-O-[α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-D-glycerate = 2-O-[6-O-octanoyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-D-glycerate. + CoA
Other name(s): octT (gene name); DGG octanoyltransferase
Systematic name: octanoyl-CoA:2-O-[α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranosyl]-D-glycerate octanoyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from mycobacteria, is involved in the biosynthesis of methylglucose lipopolysaccharide (MGLP). The enzyme can also act on 2-O-(α-D-glucopyranosyl)-D-glycerate, but with lower activity.
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References:
1. Maranha, A., Moynihan, P.J., Miranda, V., Correia Lourenco, E., Nunes-Costa, D., Fraga, J.S., Jose Barbosa Pereira, P., Macedo-Ribeiro, S., Ventura, M.R., Clarke, A.J. and Empadinhas, N. Octanoylation of early intermediates of mycobacterial methylglucose lipopolysaccharides. Sci Rep 5 (2015) 13610. [PMID: 26324178]