Fig. 10: Schematic drawing of the degradation pathway of d-arabinan by Mi. arabinogalactanolyticum. | Nature Communications

Fig. 10: Schematic drawing of the degradation pathway of d-arabinan by Mi. arabinogalactanolyticum.

From: Identification and characterization of endo-α-, exo-α-, and exo-β-d-arabinofuranosidases degrading lipoarabinomannan and arabinogalactan of mycobacteria

Fig. 10

The two extracellular endo-acting enzymes (EndoMA1 and EndoMA2) depolymerize mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan and arabinogalactan, and the ABC transporter presumably imports arabinooligosaccharides. The two intracellular exo-acting enzymes (ExoMA1 and ExoMA2) further degrade arabinooligosaccharides into d-arabinose monosaccharides, which are metabolized by an isomerase and a kinase.

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