Reaction: UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-galactosamine + N-acetyl-α-D-galactosaminyl-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol = UDP + α-D-GalNAc-(1→3)-α-D-GalNAc-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol
Other name(s): WbnH
Systematic name: UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-galactosamine:N-acetyl-α-D-galactosaminyl-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol α-1,3-N-acetyl-D-galactosyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme is involved in the the biosynthesis of the O-polysaccharide repeating unit of Escherichia coli serotype O86.
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References:
1. Yi, W., Yao, Q., Zhang, Y., Motari, E., Lin, S. and Wang, P.G. The wbnH gene of Escherichia coli O86:H2 encodes an α-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyl transferase involved in the O-repeating unit biosynthesis. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 344 (2006) 631-639. [PMID: 16630548]