Fig. 1.
Biosynthesis of mycothiol from 1L-myo-inositol-1-phosphate (Ins-P) via 1-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranosyl)-d-myo-inositol-3-phosphate (GlcNAc-Ins-P), 1-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranosyl)-d-myo-inositol (GlcNAc-Ins), 1-O-(2-amino-2-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranosyl)-d-myo-inositol (GlcN-Ins), and 1-O-[2-[[(2R)-2-amino-3-mercapto-1-oxopropyl]amino]-2-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranosyl]-d-myo-inositol (Cys-GlcN-Ins). AcOH, acetic acid.