Mannosyltransferase
Encyclopedia
A mannosyltransferase is a type of glycosyltransferase
that acts upon mannose
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An example is heteroglycan alpha-mannosyltransferase
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Glycosyltransferase
Glycosyltransferases are enzymes that act as a catalyst for the transfer of a monosaccharide unit from an activated nucleotide sugar to a glycosyl acceptor molecule, usually an alcohol....
that acts upon mannose
Mannose
Mannose is a sugar monomer of the aldohexose series of carbohydrates. Mannose is a C-2 epimer of glucose. It is not part of human metabolism, but is a component of microbial cell walls, and is therefore a target of the immune system and also of antibiotics....
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An example is heteroglycan alpha-mannosyltransferase
Heteroglycan alpha-mannosyltransferase
In enzymology, a heteroglycan alpha-mannosyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are GDP-mannose and heteroglycan, whereas its 3 products are GDP, 2-alpha-D-mannosyl-heteroglycan, and 3-alpha-D-mannosyl-heteroglycan.This enzyme...
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