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- Name help_outline L-alanyl-L-glutamate Identifier CHEBI:61396 Charge -1 Formula C8H13N2O5 InChIKeyhelp_outline VYZAGTDAHUIRQA-WHFBIAKZSA-M SMILEShelp_outline C[C@H]([NH3+])C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC([O-])=O)C([O-])=O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 5 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline H2O Identifier CHEBI:15377 (CAS: 7732-18-5) help_outline Charge 0 Formula H2O InChIKeyhelp_outline XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILEShelp_outline [H]O[H] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 6,337 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline L-alanine Identifier CHEBI:57972 Charge 0 Formula C3H7NO2 InChIKeyhelp_outline QNAYBMKLOCPYGJ-REOHCLBHSA-N SMILEShelp_outline C[C@H]([NH3+])C([O-])=O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 115 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline L-glutamate Identifier CHEBI:29985 (CAS: 11070-68-1) help_outline Charge -1 Formula C5H8NO4 InChIKeyhelp_outline WHUUTDBJXJRKMK-VKHMYHEASA-M SMILEShelp_outline [NH3+][C@@H](CCC([O-])=O)C([O-])=O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 247 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
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Recycling of the anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid derived from cell wall murein involves a two-step conversion to N-acetylglucosamine-phosphate.
Uehara T., Suefuji K., Valbuena N., Meehan B., Donegan M., Park J.T.
Escherichia coli breaks down over 60% of the murein of its side wall and reuses the component amino acids to synthesize about 25% of the cell wall for the next generation. The amino sugars of the murein are also efficiently recycled. Here we show that the 1,6-anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid (anhMurNA ... >> More
Escherichia coli breaks down over 60% of the murein of its side wall and reuses the component amino acids to synthesize about 25% of the cell wall for the next generation. The amino sugars of the murein are also efficiently recycled. Here we show that the 1,6-anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid (anhMurNAc) is returned to the biosynthetic pathway by conversion to N-acetylglucosamine-phosphate (GlcNAc-P). The sugar is first phosphorylated by anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid kinase (AnmK), yielding MurNAc-P, and this is followed by action of an etherase which cleaves the bond between D-lactic acid and the N-acetylglucosamine moiety of MurNAc-P, yielding GlcNAc-P. The kinase gene has been identified by a reverse genetics method. The enzyme was overexpressed, purified, and characterized. The cell extract of an anmK deletion mutant totally lacked activity on anhMurNAc. Surprisingly, in the anmK mutant, anhMurNAc did not accumulate in the cytoplasm but instead was found in the medium, indicating that there was rapid efflux of free anhMurNAc. << Less
J. Bacteriol. 187:3643-3649(2005) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]
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