Reaction: 3 3'-(hydroxy)phthioceranyl-2'-palmitoyl(stearoyl)-2-O-sulfo-α,α-trehalose = 3,6,6'-tris-(hydroxy)phthioceranyl-2-palmitoyl(stearoyl)-2'-sulfo-α-alpha-trehalose + 2 2'-palmitoyl/stearoyl-2-O-sulfo-α,α-trehalose
Glossary: 3,6,6'-tris-(hydroxy)phthioceranyl-2-palmitoyl(stearoyl)-2'-sulfo-α-alpha-trehalose = a mycobacterial sulfolipid
Other name(s): chp1 (gene name)
Systematic name: 3'-(hydroxy)phthioceranyl-2'-palmitoyl(stearoyl)-2-O-sulfo-α,α-trehalose:3'-(hydroxy)phthioceranyl-2'-palmitoyl(stearoyl)-2-O-sulfo-α,α-trehalose 6,6'-di(hydroxy)phthioceranyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme, present in mycobacteria, catalyses the ultimate step in the biosynthesis of mycobacterial sulfolipids. It catalyses two successive transfers of a (hydroxy)phthioceranyl group from two diacylated intermediates to third diacylated intermediate, generating the tetraacylated sulfolipid.
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References:
1. Seeliger, J.C., Holsclaw, C.M., Schelle, M.W., Botyanszki, Z., Gilmore, S.A., Tully, S.E., Niederweis, M., Cravatt, B.F., Leary, J.A. and Bertozzi, C.R. Elucidation and chemical modulation of sulfolipid-1 biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J. Biol. Chem 287 (2012) 7990-8000. [PMID: 22194604]