RmlC is an enzyme of the dTPD-rhamnose pathway. Deoxy-thymidine diphosphate (dTDP)-L-rhamnose is the precursor of L-rhamnose. L-rhamnose is a sugar component of microbial cell wall and is absent in human.
Function
Disease
Relevance
Inhibitors of RmlC can serve as potential antimicrobial drugs.
Structural highlights