Monosaccharide biosynthesis

Select a monosaccharide to view the structural schematic of it's biosynthesis pathway. Click on the image to view organisms in which they are characterized and associated enzymes. 

ADP-L-glycero-b-D-manno heptose

ADP-L-heptose

CDP-6-deoxy-gulose

CDP-gulose

CDP-abequose

abequose

CDP-cillose/cereose

cereose_cillose

CDP-L-ascarylose

ascarylose

CDP-paratose

paratose

CDP-tyvelose

tyvelose

CMP-Leg5Ac7Ac (GDP route)

leg-gdp

CMP-Leg5Ac7Ac (UDP-route)

leg-udp

CMP-L-Pse5Ac7Ac

Pse

CMP-Neu5Ac

Neu5Ac

GDP-6-deoxy-altro-heptose

GDP-altro

GDP-6-deoxy-manno-heptose

GDP-6-deoxy mannose heptose

GDP-6-deoxy talose

GDP-talose

GDP-D-glycero-D-manno heptose

GDp-glycero-manno heptose

GDP-L-colitose

GDP-colitose

GDP-L-fucose

l-fucose

GDP-L-galactose

l-galactose

GDP-ManA

ManA

GDP-mannose

Mannose

GDP-Per4Ac

Per4Ac

GDP-perosamine

perosamine

GDP-rhamnose

rhamnose

TDP/dTDP-6-deoxy L-talose

l-talose

TDP/dTDP-Fuc3NAc

fuc3nac_0

TDP/dTDP-Fuc3NFo

fuc3nac

TDP/dTDP-Fuc4NAc

fuc4NAc

TDP/dTDP-fucofuranose

fucofuranose

TDP/dTDP-fucose

fucose

TDP/dTDP-L-rhamnose

tdp-L-rhamnose

TDP/dTDP-Qui3NAc

Qui3NAc

TDP/dTDP-QuiN3Fo

Qui3NFo

TDP/dTDP-Qui4NAc

Qui4NAc

TDP/dTDP-QuiN4Fo

Qui4NFo

UDP-Bac2Ac4Ac

Bacillosamine

UDP-Fuc2NAc

fuc2NAc

UDP-GalA

GalA

UDP-galactofuranose

Galactofuranose_0

UDP-galactose

galactose_1

UDP-Gal2NAc

galnac_2

UDP-Gal2NAcA

GalNAcA_0

UDP-GlcA

GlcA

UDP-Glc2NAc

Glc2NAc

UDP-Glc2NAcA

Glc2NAcA_0

UDP-glucose

glucose

UDP-L-Ara4N

Ara4N

UDP-L-Ara4NFo

Ara4NFo

UDP-L-arabinose

arabinose

UDP-L-Fuc2NAc

L-Fuc2NAc_2

UDP-L-Qui2NAc

L-QuiNAc_0

UDP-L-rhamnose

UDP-L-rhamnose

UDP-L-Rha2NAc

L-RhaNAc_0

UDP-Man2NAc

ManNAc

UDP-Man2NAc3NAcA

ManNAc3NAcA

UDP-Man2NAcA

ManNAcA_1

UDP-Qui2NAc

Qui2NAc

UDP-Qui4NAc

Qui4NAc-new

UDP-xylose

xylose

UDP-yelosamine

yelosamine

Note: No distinction is made between sugars activated by TDP or dTDP in the following schematics since literature suggests that both ribo- and deoxyribo-substrates are used by enzymes, albeit with varying extents of specificity depending upon the source organism