GDP-4-keto-6-deoxy-D-mannose epimerase/reductase from Escherichia coli, a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of GDP-L-fucose, displays the structural characteristics of the RED protein homology superfamily.
Rizzi, M., Tonetti, M., Vigevani, P., Sturla, L., Bisso, A., Flora, A.D., Bordo, D., Bolognesi, M.(1998) Structure 6: 1453-1465
- PubMed: 9817848 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(98)00144-0
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1BWS - PubMed Abstract: 
The process of guanosine 5'-diphosphate L-fucose (GDP-L-fucose) biosynthesis is conserved throughout evolution from prokaryotes to man. In animals, GDP-L-fucose is the substrate of fucosyltransferases that participate in the biosynthesis and remodeling of glycoconjugates, including ABH blood group and Lewis-system antigens ...