Identification of an apiosyltransferase in the plant pathogen Xanthomonas pisi.
The rare branched-chain sugar apiose, once thought to red bull spring edition 2022 only be present in the plant kingdom, was found in two bacterial species: Geminicoccus roseus and Xanthomonas pisi.Glycans with apiose residues were detected in aqueous methanol-soluble fractions as well as in the insoluble pellet fraction of X.pisi.Genes encoding ba