Protein
Biodegradative arginine decarboxylase
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Function
ADC can be found in two forms: biodegradative and biosynthetic. The biodegradative form may play a role in regulating pH by consuming proteins.
Similarity
Belongs to the Orn/Lys/Arg decarboxylase class-I family.
Sequence
MKVLIVESEFLHQDTWVGNAVERLADALSQQNVTVIKSTSFDDGFAILSSNEAIDCLMFSYQMEHPDEHQNVRQLIGKLHERQQNVPVFLLGDREKALAAMDRDLLELVDEFAWILEDTADFIAGRAVAAMTRYRQQLLPPLFSALMKYSDIHEYSWAAPGHQGGVGFTKTPAGRFYHDYYGENLFRTDMGIERTSLGSLLDHTGAFGESEKYAARVFGADRSWSVVVGTSGSNRTIMQACMTDNDVVVVDRNCHKSIEQGLMLTGAKPVYMVPSRNRYGIIGPIYPQEMQPETLQKKISESPLTKDKAGQKPSYCVVTNCTYDGVCYNAKEAQDLLEKTSDRLHFDEAWYGYARFNPIYADHYAMRGEPGDHNGPTVFATHSTHKLLNALSQASYIHVREGRGAINFSRFNQAYMMHATTSPLYAICASNDVAVSMMDGNSGLSLTQEVIDEAVDFRQAMARLYKEFTADGSWFFKPWNKEVVTDPQTGKTYDFADAPTKLLTTVQDCWVMHPGESWHGFKDIPDNWSMLDPIKVSILAPGMGEDGELEETGVPAALVTAWLGRHGIVPTRTTDFQIMFLFSMGVTRGKWGTLVNTLCSFKRHYDANTPLAQVMPELVEQYPDTYANMGIHDLGDTMFAWLKENNPGARLNEAYSGLPVAEVTPREAYNAIVDNNVELVSIENLPGRIAANSVIPYPPGIPMLLSGENFGDKNSPQVSYLRSLQSWDHHFPGFEHETEGTEIIDGIYHVMCVKA