3-Deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate 8-phosphate (KDO8P) synthase catalyses the condensation reaction between phosphoenolpyruvate and D-arabinose 5-phosphate (D-A5P) in a key step in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in Gram-negative bacteria. The KDO8P synthase from Neisseria meningitidis was cloned into Escherichia coli, overexpressed and purified. A variety of D-A5P stereoisomers were tested as substrates
3-脱氧-
D-甘露糖八酸八
磷酸酯(KDO8P)合酶催化
磷酸烯醇
丙酮酸和
D-阿拉伯糖5-
磷酸酯(D-A5P)之间的缩合反应,这是革兰氏阴性细菌中脂
多糖生物合成的关键步骤。来自脑膜炎奈瑟氏球菌的KDO8P合酶被克隆到大肠杆菌中,过表达和纯化。测试了多种D-A5P立体异构体作为底物,其中只有D-A5P和1-X5P是底物。构建了脑膜炎奈瑟氏球菌KDO8P合酶的Asn59Ala突变体,该突变体保留了不到1%的野生型活性。这些结果与该酶的催化机理一致,其中D-A5P和Asn59的C2和C3羟基至关重要。