Glucosylglycerate synthase

Glucosylglycerate synthase (EC 2.4.1.268, Ggs (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name ADP-glucose:D-glycerate 2-alpha-D-glucosyltransferase.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Glucosylglycerate synthase
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EC no.2.4.1.268
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ADP-glucose + D-glycerate 2-O-(alpha-D-glucopyranosyl)-D-glycerate + ADP

Persephonella marina possesses two enzymatic systems for the synthesis of glucosylglycerate.

References

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  1. ^ Fernandes C, Empadinhas N, da Costa MS (June 2007). "Single-step pathway for synthesis of glucosylglycerate in Persephonella marina". Journal of Bacteriology. 189 (11): 4014–9. doi:10.1128/JB.00075-07. PMC 1913396. PMID 17369297.
  2. ^ Fernandes C, Mendes V, Costa J, Empadinhas N, Jorge C, Lamosa P, Santos H, da Costa MS (March 2010). "Two alternative pathways for the synthesis of the rare compatible solute mannosylglucosylglycerate in Petrotoga mobilis". Journal of Bacteriology. 192 (6): 1624–33. doi:10.1128/JB.01424-09. PMC 2832527. PMID 20061481.
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