Sandbox Reserved 1476
From Proteopedia
(Difference between revisions)
m (Changed PDB ID.) |
|||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
== Glucansucrase == | == Glucansucrase == | ||
| - | + | Glucansucrases are large, extracellular enzymes that catalyze the production of glucose polymers from sucrose substrates.<ref>PMID:21354427</ref>. | |
| - | <StructureSection load=' | + | <StructureSection load='3aie' size='350' side='right' caption='Glucansucrase of Eschericia coli (PDB entry [[3aie]])' scene=''> |
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
| - | + | Shown at right is one example of a glucansucrase from ''E. coli''. 3 different glucansucrases have been characterized from this organism: GTF-I, GTF-SI, and GTF-. | |
| - | + | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
| Line 15: | Line 14: | ||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||
| - | + | Based on its contributions to dental caries, this enzyme and its genes are targets for inhibition in an effort to improve dental health. | |
| - | + | ||
Revision as of 22:12, 26 November 2018
| This Sandbox is Reserved from November 5 2018 through January 1, 2019 for use in the course "CHEM 4923: Senior Project taught by Christina R. Bourne at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA. This reservation includes Sandbox Reserved 1471 through Sandbox Reserved 1478. |
To get started:
More help: Help:Editing |
Glucansucrase
Glucansucrases are large, extracellular enzymes that catalyze the production of glucose polymers from sucrose substrates.[1].
| |||||||||||
