Reaction: (1) stearoyl-CoA + 2-O-sulfo-α,α-trehalose = 2-O-sulfo-2'-stearoyl-α,α-trehalose + CoA
(2) palmitoyl-CoA + 2-O-sulfo-α,α-trehalose = 2-O-sulfo-2'-palmitoyl-α,α-trehalose + CoA
Other name(s): papA2 (gene name)
Systematic name: acyl-CoA:2-O-sulfo-α,α-trehalose 2'-long-chain-acyltransferase
Comments: This mycobacterial enzyme catalyses the acylation of 2-O-sulfo-α,α-trehalose at the 2' position by a C16 or C18 fatty acyl group during the biosynthesis of mycobacterial sulfolipids.
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References:
1. Kumar, P., Schelle, M.W., Jain, M., Lin, F.L., Petzold, C.J., Leavell, M.D., Leary, J.A., Cox, J.S. and Bertozzi, C.R. PapA1 and PapA2 are acyltransferases essential for the biosynthesis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence factor sulfolipid-1. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 104 (2007) 11221-11226. [PMID: 17592143]
2. 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]