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The filaments of the nap are formed by trimers of the collagen-like glycoprotein BclA. The side chains of BclA include multiple copies of two linear rhamnose-containing oligosaccharides, a trisaccharide and a pentasaccharide. The pentasaccharide terminates with the unusual deoxyamino sugar anthrose. Both oligosaccharide side chains are linked to the BclA protein backbone through an\n            <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n            -acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) residue. To identify the gene encoding the epimerase required to produce GalNAc for BclA oligosaccharide biosynthesis, three annotated UDP-glucose 4-epimerase genes of\n            <jats:italic>B. anthracis<\/jats:italic>\n            were cloned and expressed in\n            <jats:italic>Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic>\n            . The candidate proteins were purified, and their enzymatic activities were assessed. 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