Bactoprenol
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bactoprenol
an alternative name for undecaprenol.
| bacterium, bacteriostatic, bacteriorhodopsin | |
| baculovirus, bafilomycin A1, baicalein |
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Bactoprenol
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(6E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26E,30E,34E,38E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39,43-undecamethyltetratetraconta-6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38,42-decaen-1-ol
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| CAS number | 12777-41-2 |
| PubChem | 6449977 |
| ChemSpider | 4952635  |
| Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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| Molecular formula | C55H92O |
| Molar mass | 769.318 g·mol−1 |
 (verify) (what is:  / ?)Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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Bactoprenol is a lipid synthesized by lactobacilli.[1]
Bactoprenol phosphate transports NAM and NAG across the cell membrane in the synthesis of peptidoglycan. Bacitracin inhibits this process.[2]
References
- ^ Thorne KJ, Kodicek E (April 1966). "The structure of bactoprenol, a lipid formed by lactobacilli from mevalonic acid". The Biochemical journal 99 (1): 123–7. PMC 1264965. PMID 5965329. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1264965.
- ^ "Cell Envelope.1995". http://www.micro.siu.edu/micr425/425Notes/02-CellEnv.html. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
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