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Model for the mechanism of UDP-GlcA decarboxylase, based on refs. 12 and 23. The compounds in brackets are 4-keto intermediates. Depending on the system the same intermediates could give rise to end products of UDP-Xyl or UDP-aminoarabinose (dashed arrow, in bacteria). The substituent at the 4-position is shaded in each structure.
