title: Enzymatic synthesis of UDP-GlcNAc/UDP-GalNAc analogs using N-acetylglucosamine 1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GlmU).
abstract: Reports the generation of a library composed of UDP-GlcNAc/UDP-GalNAc and investigates the substrate specificity of Escherichia coli GlcNAc-1-P uridyltransferase GlmU.
authors.affiliation: National Glycoengineering Research Center and The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wanyi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Junqiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Baolin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: George Wang
mesh_terms: D000117:Acetylglucosamine / Q000737:chemistry*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology; D009713:Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014530:Uridine Diphosphate / Q000737:chemistry*; D014539:Uridine Diphosphate Sugars / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D014539:Uridine Diphosphate Sugars; D014530:Uridine Diphosphate; D009713:Nucleotidyltransferases; C023226:UDPacetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase; D000117:Acetylglucosamine