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Site anmK

• Name: anmK
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b1640	MG1655 locus tag
  ydhH

  
  
• Mnemonic: Anhydro-NAc-Muramic acid
• Left End Point: 37.00
• Right End Point: 37.02
  Products:

  anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid kinase

  
  
• Direction: <
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  anmK789(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG13942
  EcoliWiki	anmK

  
  
• Comment:
  • Recycles anhydro-NAc-muramic acid from murein of cell wall to NAc-glucosamine-PO4
• References:
  • Uehara, T., K. Suefuji, N. Valbuena, B. Meehan, M. Donegan, J.T. Park 2005. Recycling of the anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid derived from cell wall murein involves a two-step conversion to N-acetylglucosamine-phosphate. J.Bacteriol. 187:3643-3649