A fluorescent analogue of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine: application for FRET assay of peptidoglycan translocase II (MurG)

Chem Commun (Camb). 2004 Jan 21:(2):182-3. doi: 10.1039/b313316h. Epub 2003 Dec 9.

Abstract

A direct continuous fluorescence assay for translocase II MurG based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) has been developed using a 6-substituted fluorescent analogue of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / analysis*
  • Catalysis
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism
  • Escherichia coli / enzymology
  • Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer / methods
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Kinetics
  • Lipid Metabolism
  • Lipids / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases / analysis*
  • Peptidoglycan / chemistry
  • Peptidoglycan / metabolism*
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine / chemistry*

Substances

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Lipids
  • Peptidoglycan
  • Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine
  • N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases
  • UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-N-acetylmuramyl-(pentapeptide)pyrophosphoryl-undecaprenol N-acetylglucosamine transferase