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MmarC5_0513

Gene
MmarC5_0513
Protein
Bifunctional protein GlmU
Organism
Methanococcus maripaludis (strain C5 / ATCC BAA-1333)
Length
411 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes the last two sequential reactions in the de novo biosynthetic pathway for UDP-N-acetyl-glucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc). Responsible for the acetylation of GlcN-1-P to GlcNAc-1-P, and for the uridyl transfer from UTP to GlcNAc-1-P, to produce UDP-GlcNAc and pyrophosphate (By similarity).
Similarity
In the C-terminal section; belongs to the transferase hexapeptide repeat family.
Mass
45.344 kDa
Sequence
MDAIILCAGKGTRLHPITESRPKPMIPIAGKPILEHIIEKIENHVEKIYLVVGFEKEKIIEYFNENPKIEYILQEKQLGTGHAVLTAKNFIKDDFLVLNGDVIFEDSIDEILDYENAVALSKVDNPENFGVIELGYDNKVINLLEKPKKEELTSNFINAGIYKLQNSVFGILENLVPSERGEIELTDALKKLIEIGKLHGVELNGYWNDIGHPWDVLSANSHFLNKIISKISGKIENNVSITGNVIIEEGAVIKSNSVIEGPVIIKSGSIVGPLAYIRPNTILMENNFVGNSSEIKGSIIFENTKIPHLSYVGDSIIGANCNFGCNTITANLRFDNKPVIVNIKGKPVKSVRKLGAIIGDNVKSGIQVSFMPGVKIGSNSLIGANCLIDSDIEQESFVYKKDELVITKKRN