In enzymology, a peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.129) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- n- diphosphoundecaprenol + GlcNAc-(1->4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)- diphosphoundecaprenol
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- n+1- diphosphoundecaprenol + undecaprenyl diphosphate
The 4 substrates of this enzyme are
- n-,
- diphosphoundecaprenol,
- GlcNAc-(1->4)-Mur2Ac(oyl-L-Ala-gamma-D-Glu-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala)-, and
- diphosphoundecaprenol,
whereas its 3 products are
- n+1-,
- diphosphoundecaprenol, and
- undecaprenyl diphosphate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is undecaprenyldiphospho-(N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl-(1->4)-(N-acetyl-D-mu ramoylpentapeptide):undecaprenyldiphospho-(N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl-( 1->4)-N-acetyl-D-muramoylpentapeptide) disaccharidetransferase. Other names in common use include PG-II, bactoprenyldiphospho-N-acetylmuramoyl-(N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl)-, pentapeptide:peptidoglycan, N-acetylmuramoyl-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyltransferase, penicillin binding protein (3 or 1B), and peptidoglycan transglycosylase. This enzyme participates in peptidoglycan biosynthesis.
Read more about Peptidoglycan Glycosyltransferase: Structural Studies