| Literature DB >> 19749043 |
Susan M Steenbergen1, Jamie L Jirik, Eric R Vimr.
Abstract
The nanATEK-yhcH, yjhATS, and yjhBC operons in Escherichia coli are coregulated by environmental N-acetylneuraminic acid, the most prevalent sialic acid in nature. Here we show that YjhS (NanS) is a probable 9-O-acetyl N-acetylneuraminic acid esterase required for E. coli to grow on this alternative sialic acid, which is commonly found in mammalian host mucosal sites.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19749043 PMCID: PMC2772488 DOI: 10.1128/JB.01000-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490