FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as MURU_NEIMB, murU. Catalyzes the formation of UDP-N-acetylmuramate (UDP-MurNAc), a crucial precursor of the bacterial peptidoglycan cell wall, from UTP and MurNAc-alpha-1P. Is likely involved in peptidoglycan recycling as part of a cell wall recycling pathway that bypasses de novo biosynthesis of the peptidoglycan precursor UDP-MurNAc (PubMed:23831760). Is able to complement the fosfomycin sensitivity phenotype of a P.putida mutant lacking murU (PubMed:23831760). Monomer.

EXTERNAL LINKS

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enzyme classification

murU

N-acetylmuramate alpha-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase

murU

Molecular Synopsis