Article
Contribution of phosphoglucosamine mutase to determination of bacterial cell morphology in Streptococcus gordonii.
Odontology - 1 Jan 2012
Shimazu Kisaki, Takahashi Yukihiro, Karibe Hiroyuki, Mitsuhashi Fusako, Konishi Kiyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Phosphoglucosamine mutase (GlmM; EC 5.4.2.10) catalyzes the interconversion of glucosamine-6-phosphate to glucosamine-1-phosphate, an essential step in the biosynthetic pathway leading to the formation of the peptidoglycan precursor uridine 5'-diphospho-N-acetylglucosamine. We have recently identified the gene (glmM) encoding the enzyme of Streptococcus gordonii, an early colonizer on the human tooth and an...
Topics
- Cell Wall
- Culture Media
- Genes, Bacterial
- Lactose
- Monosaccharides
- Mutation
- Peptidoglycan
- Phosphoglucomutase
- Streptococcus gordonii
- Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine