Protein
O-acetyltransferase WecH
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Function
Responsible for the incorporation of O-acetyl groups into the enterobacterial common antigen (ECA) trisaccharide repeat units. Catalyzes the acetylation of both cyclic ECA (ECA(CYC)) and phosphoglyceride-linked ECA (ECA(PG)).
Similarity
Belongs to the acyltransferase 3 family.
Sequence
MQPKIYWIDNLRGIACLMVVMIHTTTWYVTNAHSVSPVTWDIANVLNSASRVSVPLFFMISGYLFFGERSAQPRHFLRIGLCLIFYSAIALLYIALFTSINMELALKNLLQKPVFYHLWFFFAIAVIYLVSPLIQVKNVGGKMLLVLMAVIGIIANPNTVPQKIDGFEWLPINLYINGDTFYYILYGMLGRAIGMMDTQHKALSWVSAALFATGVFIISRGTLYELQWRGNFADTWYLYCGPMVFICAIALLTLVKNTLDTRTIRGLGLISRHSLGIYGFHALIIHALRTRGIELKNWPILDIIWIFCATLAASLLLSMLVQRIDRNRLVS