Biology:UDP-GlcNAc:ribostamycin N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase

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Short description: Class of enzymes
UDP-GlcNAc:ribostamycin N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number2.4.1.285
Databases
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BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
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UDP-GlcNAc:ribostamycin N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.285, neoK (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine:ribostamycin N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine + ribostamycin [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] UDP + 2'''-acetyl-6'''-hydroxyneomycin C

Involved in biosynthesis of the aminoglycoside antibiotic neomycin.

References

  1. "Involvement of two distinct N-acetylglucosaminyltransferases and a dual-function deacetylase in neomycin biosynthesis". ChemBioChem 9 (6): 865–9. April 2008. doi:10.1002/cbic.200700717. PMID 18311744. 

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