Figure 1.
Kdo2-lipid A biosynthesis in E. coli. Acyltransferases, LpxA and LpxD, catalyze functionally similar acylations of their respective UDP-Glucosamine-based substrates using R-3-hydroxymyristoyl-ACP as the acyl donor.
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