Undecaprenyl-Phosphate+Synthesis

=__**Undecaprenyl-Phosphate Synthesis**__=

Undecaprenyl phosphate (C55-P) is a lipid carrier molecule, transporting the hydrophilic peptidoglycan precursor molecules (lipid II) across the cytoplasmic membrane (Touze et al, 2008).

__**Functions:**__ C55-P is an essential bacterial lipid, required for the synthesis of peptidoglycan, lipopolysaccharides, teichoic acids and the enterobacterial common antigen. It functions as a carrier molecule, allowing the transport of the hydrophilic oligosaccharide precursors across the cytoplasmic membrane, into the periplasm where elongation of the glycan chain occurs (Touze et al, 2008).

__**Synthesis:**__

__**Step 1: C55-PP Synthesis**__
 * UppS

__**Step 2: C55-PP dephosphorylation**__
 * BacA
 * PgpB
 * YbjG
 * YeiU