| Literature DB >> 22569254 |
Heather Upton1, Gerald L Newton, Melissa Gushiken, Kelly Lo, Dhiraj Holden, Robert C Fahey, Mamta Rawat.
Abstract
The first step during bacillithiol (BSH) biosynthesis involves the formation of N-acetylglucosaminylmalate from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine and l-malate and is catalyzed by a GT4 class glycosyltransferase enzyme (BshA). Recombinant Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis BshA were highly specific and active with l-malate but the former showed low activity with d-glyceric acid and the latter with d-malate. We show that BshA is inhibited by BSH and similarly that MshA (first enzyme of mycothiol biosynthesis) is inhibited by the final product MSH.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22569254 PMCID: PMC3668096 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.02.028
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124