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Characterization of Arabidopsis CTP:3-deoxy-D-manno-2-octulosonate cytidylyltransferase (CMP-KDO synthetase), the enzyme that activates KDO during rhamnogalacturonan II biosynthesis.
Plant & cell physiology - 1 Oct 2011
Kobayashi Masaru, Kouzu Nagisa, Inami Akina, Toyooka Kiminori, Konishi Yuki, Matsuoka Ken, Matoh Toru
Abstract excerpt
In plant cells, boron (B) occurs predominantly as a borate ester associated with rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II), but the function of this B-RG-II complex has yet to be investigated. 3-Deoxy-D-manno-2-octulosonic acid (KDO) is a specific component monosaccharide of RG-II. Mutant plants defective in KDO biosynthesis are expected to have altered RG-II structure, and would be useful for studying the physiological...
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