Reaction: UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine + trans,octacis-decaprenyl phosphate = UMP + N-acetyl-α-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-trans,octacis-decaprenol
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Other name(s): GlcNAc-1-phosphate transferase; UDP-GlcNAc:undecaprenyl phosphate GlcNAc-1-phosphate transferase; WecA; WecA transferase
Systematic name: UDP-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine:trans,octacis-decaprenyl-phosphate N-acetylglucosaminephosphotransferase
Comments: Isolated from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium smegmatis. This enzyme catalyses the synthesis of monotrans,octacis-decaprenyl-N-acetyl-α-D-glucosaminyl diphosphate (mycobacterial lipid I), an essential lipid intermediate for the biosynthesis of various bacterial cell envelope components. cf. EC 2.7.8.33, UDP-GlcNAc:undecaprenyl-phosphate GlcNAc-1-phosphate transferase.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number:
References:
1. Jin, Y., Xin, Y., Zhang, W. and Ma, Y. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv1302 and Mycobacterium smegmatis MSMEG_4947 have WecA function and MSMEG_4947 is required for the growth of M. smegmatis. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 310 (2010) 54-61. [PMID: 20637039]