Identification and characterization of the genes for N‐acetylglucosamine kinase and N‐acetylglucosamine‐phosphate deacetylase in the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans

Like bacteria and many fungi, the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans can utilize GlcNAc as a carbon source for growth. A cluster of six genes was identified in the C. albicans genome. One of the genes in the cluster was CaNAG1, which is responsible for GlcN6P deaminase and is therefore essential for... View More