Parent Class:

EC-Numbers → 2 -- Transferases → 2.4 -- Glycosyltransferases → 2.4.1 -- Hexosyltransferases

Synonyms: WfaP, WfgD, UDP-Glc:GlcNAc-pyrophosphate-lipid β-1,3-glucosyltransferase, UDP-Glc:GlcNAc-diphosphate-lipid β-1,3-glucosyltransferase

Systematic Name: UDP-α-D-glucose:N-acetyl-α-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol β-1,3-glucosyltransferase

Unification Links: BRENDA:2.4.1.305, ENZYME:2.4.1.305, IUBMB-ExplorEnz:2.4.1.305

Reaction:
UDP-α-D-glucose + α-D-GlcNAc-PP-Und → β-D-Glc-(1→3)-α-D-GlcNAc-PP-Und + UDP + H⁺

Enzymes and Genes:
UDP-Glc:α-D-GlcNAc-diphosphoundecaprenol β-1,3-glucosyltransferase WfaP: wfaP ( Escherichia coli O56 )
UDP-Glc:α-D-GlcNAc-diphosphoundecaprenol β-1,3-glucosyltransferase WfgD: wfgD ( Escherichia coli O152 )

Summary:
The enzyme is involved in the the biosynthesis of the O-polysaccharide repeating unit of the bacterium Escherichia coli serotype O56 and serotype O152.

Citations: [Brockhausen08]

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References

Brockhausen08: Brockhausen I, Hu B, Liu B, Lau K, Szarek WA, Wang L, Feng L (2008). "Characterization of two beta-1,3-glucosyltransferases from Escherichia coli serotypes O56 and O152." J Bacteriol 190(14);4922-32. PMID: 18487334

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