Abstract:
:The arabinosyltransferases responsible for the biosynthesis of the arabinan domains of two abundant heteropolysaccharides of the cell envelope of all mycobacterial species, lipoarabinomannan and arabinogalactan, are validated drug targets. Using a cell envelope preparation from Mycobacterium smegmatis as the enzyme source and di- and trimannoside synthetic acceptors, we uncovered a previously undetected arabinosyltransferase activity. Thin layer chromatography, GC/MS, and LC/MS/MS analyses of the major enzymatic product are consistent with the transfer of an arabinose residue to the 6 position of the terminal mannosyl residue at the nonreducing end of the acceptors. The newly identified enzymatic activity is resistant to ethambutol and could correspond to the priming arabinosyl transfer reaction that occurs during lipoarabinomannan biosynthesis.
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ACS Chem Bioljournal_title
ACS chemical biologyauthors
Angala SK,McNeil MR,Zou L,Liav A,Zhang J,Lowary TL,Jackson Mdoi
10.1021/acschembio.6b00093subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-06-17 00:00:00pages
1518-24issue
6eissn
1554-8929issn
1554-8937journal_volume
11pub_type
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