Research Article

The Cell Wall Teichuronic Acid Synthetase (TUAS) Is an Enzyme Complex Located in the Cytoplasmic Membrane of Micrococcus luteus

Figure 1

Chemical structure of teichuronic acid in the cell wall of Micrococcus luteus and proposed site of action for glucosyltransferase (indicated by arrow 1) and that for ManNAcA transferase (indicated by arrow 2). The linker contains an oligosaccharide with a GlcNAc residue at the reducing end and a phosphate.
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