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Keyword Phosphotransferase system

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DefinitionProtein involved in the phosphotransferase system, the major carbohydrate transport system in bacteria. This phosphotransferase system catalyzes the transfer of the phosphoryl group from phosphoenolpyruvate to incoming sugar substrates concomitant with their translocation across the cell membrane.
Synonyms Phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent sugar phosphotransferase system
PTS
Sugar phosphotransferase system
CategoryBiological process
GOphosphoenolpyruvate-dependent sugar phosphotransferase system [ GO:0009401 ]
GraphicalBiological processPhosphotransferase system