| UDP-3-O-acyl-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.5.1.108 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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UDP-3-O-acyl-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase (EC 3.5.1.108), also known as LpxC, is a zinc-dependent enzyme involved in bacterial lipid A biosynthesis, catalyzing the removal of the acetyl group from UDP-3-O-acyl-N-acetylglucosamine, a key step in the production of lipopolysaccharides in the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
This enzyme catalyses the chemical reaction:
UDP-3-O-acyl-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase is also known as:
Various inhibitors of LpxC have been developed as potential antibiotics, though none have yet reached clinical trials. [7] [8] [9]