| pentapeptide | A compound containing five amino acid residues linked via peptide bonds. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| phospho-N-acetylmuramoyl pentapeptide transferase | <enzyme> Enzyme important in murein synthesis which transfers the n-acetylmuramoylpentapeptide to a membrane-bound carrier that is a c-55 terpene alcohol phosphate; minor descriptor (75-84); on-line and index medicus search phosphotransferases (75-84) Registry number: EC 2.7.8.13 Synonym: phospho n-acetylmuramoyl-pentapeptide transferase, phospho-n-acetylmuramoyl pentapeptide translocase, phosphomurnac-pentapeptide translocase, pmurnac-pentapeptide translocase, phospho-n-acetylmuramyl-pentapeptide translocase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-N-acetylmuramyl-(pentapeptide)pyrophosphoryl-undecaprenol N-acetylglucosamine transferase | <enzyme> Found in cell envelope of E coli; catalyses the formation of undecaprenyl-pyrophosphoryl-murnac-(pentapeptide)glcnac (lipid intermediate II) from undecaprenyl-pyrophosphoryl-murnac-pentapeptide (lipid intermediate i) and udp-glcnac in peptidoglycan synthesis Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- Synonym: murg gene product, murg protein (26 Jun 1999) |