Deciphering the enzymatic mechanism of sugar ring contraction in UDP-apiose biosynthesis
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DOI: 10.1038/s41929-019-0382-8
Abstract: The C-branched pentose sugar d-apiose is important for plant cell wall development. Its biosynthesis as urdine diphosphate-d-apiose (UDP-d-apiose) involves decarboxylation of the UDP-d-glucuronic acid precursor coupled with pyranosyl-to-furanosyl sugar ring contraction. This unusual multistep reaction… read more here.
Keywords: sugar ring; biosynthesis; udp apiose; ring contraction ... See more keywords