Biosynthesis of Galactofuranose in Kinetoplastids: Novel Therapeutic Targets for Treating Leishmaniasis and Chagas' Disease

Table 1

UDP-galactopyranose mutases.

Species	Amino acids	% identity^a	Oligomeric state	Reference
E. coli	367	100	Dimer	[91]
M. tuberculosis	399	44	Dimer	[92]
L. major	491	15	Monomer	^b
T. cruzi	480	15	Monomer	^b
A. fumigatus	510	14	Tetramer	[93]

^aIdentity to the E. coli enzyme.
^bOppenheimer and Sobrado unpublished results.