Reaction: UDP-α-D-galactose + α-L-Fuc-(1→2)-β-D-Gal-(1→3)-α-D-GalNAc-(1→3)-α-D-GalNAc-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol = UDP + α-D-Gal-(1→3)-(α-L-Fuc-(1→2))-β-D-Gal-(1→3)-α-D-GalNAc-(1→3)-α-D-GalNAc-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol
Other name(s): WbnI
Systematic name: UDP-α-D-galactose:α-L-Fuc-(1→2)-β-D-Gal-(1→3)-α-D-GalNAc-(1→3)-α-D-GalNAc-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol α-1,3-galactosyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme is involved in the the biosynthesis of the O-polysaccharide repeating unit of the bacterium Escherichia coli serotype O86.
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References:
1. Yi, W., Shao, J., Zhu, L., Li, M., Singh, M., Lu, Y., Lin, S., Li, H., Ryu, K., Shen, J., Guo, H., Yao, Q., Bush, C.A. and Wang, P.G. Escherichia coli O86 O-antigen biosynthetic gene cluster and stepwise enzymatic synthesis of human blood group B antigen tetrasaccharide. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127 (2005) 2040-2041. [PMID: 15713070]
2. Yi, W., Zhu, L., Guo, H., Li, M., Li, J. and Wang, P.G. Formation of a new O-polysaccharide in Escherichia coli O86 via disruption of a glycosyltransferase gene involved in O-unit assembly. Carbohydr. Res. 341 (2006) 2254-2260. [PMID: 16839526]
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