Involved in the biosynthesis of teichoic acid linkage units in the cell wall of?Bacillus subtilis?W23. This enzyme adds the 25-35 ribitol units to the linker molecule.
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n CDP-ribitol + 4-O-(1-D-ribitylphospho-(2R)-1-glycerophospho)-N-acetyl- beta-D-mannosaminyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho- ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol = n Cmp + 4-O-((1-D-ribitylphospho)(n)-(1-D- ribitylphospho)-(2R)-1-glycerophospho)-N-acetyl-beta-D-mannosaminyl- (1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl-diphospho-ditrans,octacis- undecaprenol.