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undecaprenyl phosphate

Known as: 3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39,43-undecamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38,42-tetratetracontaun decaen-1-ol, dihydrogen phosphate 
National Institutes of Health

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Polyisoprenyl Phosphates

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Dead‐end intermediates in the enterobacterial common antigen pathway induce morphological defects in Escherichia coli by competing for undecaprenyl phosphate
Bacterial morphology is determined primarily by the architecture of the peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall, a mesh‐like layer that… 
Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Interrupting Biosynthesis of O Antigen or the Lipopolysaccharide Core Produces Morphological Defects in Escherichia coli by Sequestering Undecaprenyl Phosphate
ABSTRACT Undecaprenyl phosphate (Und-P) is a member of the family of essential polyprenyl phosphate lipid carriers and in the… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Identification of undecaprenyl phosphate-beta-D-galactosamine in Francisella novicida and its function in lipid A modification.
Francisella tularensis is a highly infectious pathogen that causes tularemia. Francisella lipid A contains an unusual… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Periplasmic phosphorylation of lipid A is linked to the synthesis of undecaprenyl phosphate
One‐third of the lipid A found in the Escherichia coli outer membrane contains an unsubstituted diphosphate unit at position 1… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
An Escherichia coli undecaprenyl-pyrophosphate phosphatase implicated in undecaprenyl phosphate recycling.
Undecaprenyl phosphate (Und-P) is a universal lipid carrier of glycan biosynthetic intermediates for carbohydrate polymers that… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Direct biochemical evidence for the utilization of UDP-bacillosamine by PglC, an essential glycosyl-1-phosphate transferase in the Campylobacter jejuni N-linked glycosylation pathway.
Campylobacter jejuni has a general N-linked glycosylation pathway, encoded by the pgl gene cluster. In C. jejuni, a… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Colicin M Exerts Its Bacteriolytic Effect via Enzymatic Degradation of Undecaprenyl Phosphate-linked Peptidoglycan Precursors*
Colicin M was earlier demonstrated to provoke Escherichia coli cell lysis via inhibition of cell wall peptidoglycan (murein… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Fluorescence Detection-Based Functional Assay for High-Throughput Screening for MraY
ABSTRACT We have developed a novel assay specific to MraY, which catalyzes the first membrane step in the biosynthesis of… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Characterization of the N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity involved in the biosynthesis of the Staphylococcus epidermidis polysaccharide intercellular adhesin.
The polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA) is an important factor in the colonization of medical devices by Staphylococcus… 
1975
1975
Tunicamycin, an inhibitor of Bacillus peptidoglycan synthesis: a new site of inhibition.
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