The Biosynthesis of UDP-D-QuiNAc in Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579.

N-acetylquinovosamine (2-acetamido-2,6-di-deoxy-D-glucose, QuiNAc) is a relatively rare amino sugar residue found in glycans of few pathogenic gram-negative bacteria where it can play a role in infection. However, little is known about QuiNAc-related polysaccharides in gram-positive bacteria. In a r...

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Main Authors: Soyoun Hwang, Avi Aronov, Maor Bar-Peled
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4514872?pdf=render