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CDP-ribitol ribitolphosphotransferase - 1 reference results
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In enzymology, a CDP-ribitol ribitolphosphotransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

CDP-ribitol + (ribitol phosphate)n rightleftharpoons CMP + (ribitol phosphate)n+1

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are CDP-ribitol and (ribitol phosphate)n, whereas its two products are CMP and (ribitol phosphate)n+1.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring non-standard substituted phosphate groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is CDP-ribitol:poly(ribitol phosphate) ribitolphosphotransferase. Other names in common use include teichoic-acid synthase, polyribitol phosphate synthetase, teichoate synthetase, poly(ribitol phosphate) synthetase, polyribitol phosphate polymerase, and teichoate synthase.

References

  • Ishimoto N, Strominger JL "Polyribitol phosphate synthetase of Staphylococcus aureus". J. Biol. Chem. 241 639–50.

External links

The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is .

Gene Ontology (GO) codes

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