Undecaprenyl-phosphate glucose phosphotransferase explained

Undecaprenyl-phosphate glucose phosphotransferase
Ec Number:	2.7.8.31

Undecaprenyl-phosphate glucose phosphotransferase (GumD, ) is an enzyme with systematic name .^{[1] [2] [3]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

UDP-glucose +

\rightleftharpoons UMP +

The enzyme is involved in biosynthesis of xanthan.

Notes and References

1. Ielpi L, Couso RO, Dankert MA . Sequential assembly and polymerization of the polyprenol-linked pentasaccharide repeating unit of the xanthan polysaccharide in Xanthomonas campestris . Journal of Bacteriology . 175 . 9 . 2490–500 . May 1993 . 7683019 . 204549 .
2. Katzen F, Ferreiro DU, Oddo CG, Ielmini MV, Becker A, Pühler A, Ielpi L . Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris gum mutants: effects on xanthan biosynthesis and plant virulence . Journal of Bacteriology . 180 . 7 . 1607–17 . April 1998 . 9537354 . 107069 .
3. Kim SY, Kim JG, Lee BM, Cho JY . Mutational analysis of the gum gene cluster required for xanthan biosynthesis in Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzae . Biotechnology Letters . 31 . 2 . 265–70 . February 2009 . 18854951 . 10.1007/s10529-008-9858-3 .