RmlC is an enzyme of the dTPD-rhamnose pathway. Deoxy-thymidine diphosphate (dTDP)-L-rhamnose is the precursor of L-rhamnose. L-rhamnose is a sugar component of microbial cell wall and is absent in human.

Function

Disease

Relevance

Inhibitors of RmlC can serve as potential antimicrobial drugs.

Structural highlights

Structure of RmlC complex with dTPD-rhamnose (PDB code 2ixc).

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3D structures of RmlC3D structures of RmlC

Updated on 09-December-2014

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