title: Acyl-acyl carrier protein is a donor of fatty acids in the NodA-dependent step in biosynthesis of lipochitin oligosaccharides by rhizobia.
abstract: NodA controls transfer of a fatty acid in the biosynthesis of lipochitin oligosaccharides by rhizobia. In an in vitro assay, we used de-N-acetylated chitin oligosaccharides substituted with an O-acetyl moiety as acyl acceptor substrates. We show that acyl-acyl carrier protein is used as a donor in NodA-directed fatty acid transfer.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, Clusius Laboratory, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ritsema
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lugtenberg
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Spaink
mesh_terms: D000213:Acyl Carrier Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000502:physiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000213:Acyl Carrier Protein; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; C023023:lipid-linked oligosaccharides; D000217:Acyltransferases; C060770:NodA protein, Rhizobiales