N-Acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) is an amide derivative of the monosaccharide glucose. It is a secondary amide between glucosamine and acetic acid. It is...
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diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine or UDP-GlcNAc is a nucleotide sugar and a coenzyme in metabolism. It is used by glycosyltransferases to transfer N-acetylglucosamine...
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In enzymology, a N-acetylglucosamine kinase (EC 2.7.1.59) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + N-acetyl-D-glucosamine ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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bacterial cell walls, which is built from alternating units of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) and N-acetylmuramic acid, cross-linked by oligopeptides at the lactic...
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2 consists of a Core 1 structure with an additional N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) sugar. A poly-N-acetyllactosamine structure can be formed by the alternating...
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O-GlcNAc (redirect from O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc))
O-GlcNAc (short for O-linked GlcNAc or O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine) is a reversible enzymatic post-translational modification that is found on serine...
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alternating residues of β-(1,4) linked N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM). Attached to the N-acetylmuramic acid is an oligopeptide...
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The N-Acetylglucosamine receptor is a receptor which binds N-Acetylglucosamine. The N-Acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) receptor has been recently found to interact...
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N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase (EC 3.1.6.14, glucosamine (N-acetyl)-6-sulfatase, systematic name N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-6-sulfate 6-sulfohydrolase) is...
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In enzymology, a N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase (EC 3.5.1.33) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate transferase (GlcNAc-1-phosphotrasferase) is a transferase enzyme. It is made up of two alpha (α), two betas (β), and two...
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Chitin (C8H13O5N)n (/ˈkaɪtɪn/ KY-tin) is a long-chain polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, an amide derivative of glucose. Chitin is the second most abundant...
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into n-acetylglucosamine-1-P, and finally, hasD (pyrophosphorylase) converts this product into UDP-n-acetylglucosamine. UDP-glucuronic acid and UDP-n-acetylglucosamine...
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glutamate pyruvate transaminase Goniopora toxin UDP-N-acetylglucosamine—undecaprenyl-phosphate N-acetylglucosaminephosphotransferase GEC Plessey Telecommunications...
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Her first task was to determine the structure of a sugar molecule, N-Acetylglucosamine, using x-ray diffraction, which she solved within a year. She then...
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N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase, UDP-(3-O-acyl)-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase, UDP-3-O-(R-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase...
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possess cell walls constructed from the polymer chitin, specifically N-acetylglucosamine. Interestingly, diatoms have a unique cell wall composed of biogenic...
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Alliance UDP-N-acetylglucosamine—undecaprenyl-phosphate N-acetylglucosaminephosphotransferase, an enzyme UDP-N-acetylglucosamine—decaprenyl-phosphate N...
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cells, the glycan attached to the asparagine is almost inevitably N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) in the β-configuration. This β-linkage is similar to glycosidic...
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Glycan (redirect from N-linked-Glycan)
composed of N-acetylgalactosamine, galactose, neuraminic acid, N-acetylglucosamine, fucose, mannose, and other monosaccharides. In eukaryotes, N-linked glycans...
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inhibits bacterial cell wall biogenesis by inactivating the enzyme UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-3-enolpyruvyltransferase, also known as MurA. This enzyme catalyzes...
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Glucosamine (redirect from GlcN)
sulfate, glucosamine chondroitin, glucosamine hydrochloride, and N-acetylglucosamine. Of the three commonly available forms of glucosamine, only glucosamine...
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Peptidoglycan-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase (EC 3.5.1.104, HP310, PgdA, SpPgdA, BC1960, peptidoglycan deacetylase, N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase, peptidoglycan...
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asialoglycoprotein receptors on hepatocytes. Galactosamine Globoside (N-Acetylglucosamine) GlcNAc Donald M. Marcus; Elvin A. Kabat; Gerald Schiffman (1964)...
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In enzymology, an UDP-N-acetylglucosamine diphosphorylase (EC 2.7.7.23) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction UTP + N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine...
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UDP-N-acetylglucosamine kinase (EC 2.7.1.176, UNAG kinase, zeta toxin, toxin PezT, ATP:UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 3'-phosphotransferase) is an enzyme with...
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O-linked N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase Uridine diphospho-N-acetylglucosamine:polypeptide β-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase Systematic name: UDP-N...
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In enzymology, an UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1-carboxyvinyltransferase (EC 2.5.1.7) is an enzyme that catalyzes the first committed step in peptidoglycan...
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Kher WB, Kaplan JB (January 2008). "Differential roles of poly-N-acetylglucosamine surface polysaccharide and extracellular DNA in Staphylococcus aureus...
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specificity for a complex oligosaccharide containing galactose, N-acetylglucosamine, and mannose. It is found in the highest concentrations in uncooked...
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