Chemical synthesis of N-acetylglucosamine derivatives and their use as glycosyl acceptors by the Mesorhizobium loti chitin oligosaccharide synthase NodC

E Kamst, K Zegelaar-Jaarsveld, GA van der Marel…

Index: Kamst, Eric; Zegelaar-Jaarsveld, Korien; Van Der Marel, Gijs A.; Van Boom, Jacques H.; Lugtenberg, Ben J.J.; Spaink, Herman P. Carbohydrate Research, 1999 ,  vol. 321,  # 3-4  p. 176 - 189

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Abstract

Rhizobial bacteria synthesize lipo-chitin oligosaccharide signal molecules (Nod factors) that are essential for the formation of symbiotic organs on the roots of host plants, a process known as nodulation. Biosynthesis of the chitin oligosaccharide moiety in Nod factors is carried out by the rhizobial N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase NodC. The initial acceptor or primer used for the synthesis of chitin oligosaccharides in vivo is unknown. To investigate ...