Function and Biology

Chasing Acyl Carrier Protein Through a Catalytic Cycle of Lipid A Production

Source organisms:
Biochemical function: not assigned
Biological process: not assigned
Cellular component: not assigned

EC 2.3.1.191: UDP-3-O-(3-hydroxymyristoyl)glucosamine N-acyltransferase

Reaction catalysed:
A (3R)-3-hydroxyacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] + a UDP-3-O-((3R)-hydroxyacyl)-alpha-D-glucosamine = a UDP-2-N,3-O-bis((3R)-3-hydroxyacyl)-alpha-D-glucosamine + a holo-[acyl-carrier-protein]
Systematic name:
(3R)-3-hydroxyacyl-[acyl-carrier protein]:UDP-3-O-((3R)-hydroxyacyl)-alpha-D-glucosamine N-acyltransferase
Alternative Name(s):
  • (3R)-3-hydroxymyristoyl-[acyl-carrier protein]:UDP-3-O-((3R)-hydroxymyristoyl)-alpha-D-glucosamine N-acyltransferase
  • Acetyltransferase LpxD
  • Acyl-ACP:UDP-3-O-(3-hydroxyacyl)-GlcN N-acyltransferase
  • FirA
  • LpxD
  • UDP-3-O-(3-hydroxymyristoyl)-D-glucosamine N-acyltransferase
  • UDP-3-O-(R-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-glucosamine N-acyltransferase
  • UDP-3-O-acyl-glucosamine N-acyltransferase

GO terms

Biochemical function:
  • not assigned
Biological process:
  • not assigned
Cellular component:
  • not assigned