Protein
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 4,6-dehydratase (inverting)
Organism
Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni serotype O:2 (strain ATCC 700819 / NCTC 11168)
Function
Catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of pseudaminic acid, a sialic-acid-like sugar that is used to modify flagellin. Has both C6 dehydratase and C5 epimerase activities that result in the production of both UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-beta-L-arabino-4-hexulose and UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-alpha-D-xylo-4-hexulose.
Similarity
Belongs to the polysaccharide synthase family.
Sequence
MFNKKNILITGGTGSFGKTYTKVLLENYKPNKIIIYSRDELKQFEMASVFNAPCMRYFIGDVRDKERLSAAMRDVDFVIHAAAMKHVPIAEYNPMECIKTNIHGAQNVIDACFENGVKKCIALSTDKACNPVNLYGATKLASDKLFVAANNIAGNKQTRFGVTRYGNVVGSRGSVVPFFKKLISEGAKELPITDTRMTRFWISLEDGVKFVLSNFERMHGGEIFIPKIPSMKITDLAHALAPNLSHKIIGIRAGEKLHEIMISSDDSHLTYEFENYYAISPSIKFVDKDNDFSINALGEKGQKVKDGFSYSSDNNPLWASEKELLEIINHTEGF