Biosynthesis of Osmoregulated Periplasmic Glucans in Escherichia coli: The Phosphoethanolamine Transferase Is Encoded by opgE

Figure 1

OPGs biosynthesis in E. coli: working model. For details, see Section 1. On top right, chromosomal location of opg genes. Ptd-Gro: phosphatidylglycerol, Ptd-Etn: phosphatidylethanolamine, DG: diglyceride, Suc-CoA: succinyl-coenzyme A, and CoA: coenzyme A.