EC number 4.2.1.126 | ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc | |
N-acetylmuramic acid 6-phosphate etherase (EC 4.2.1.126, MurNAc-6-P etherase, MurQ) is an enzyme with systematic name (R)-lactate hydro-lyase (adding N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate; N-acetylmuramate 6-phosphate-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
(R)-lactate + N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate
This enzyme is required for the utilization of anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid in proteobacteria.
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