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Gene
cutB
Protein
Glyceraldehyde dehydrogenase medium chain
Organism
Sulfolobus acidocaldarius (strain ATCC 33909 / DSM 639 / JCM 8929 / NBRC 15157 / NCIMB 11770)
Length
281 amino acids
Function
Component of the glyceraldehyde dehydrogenase which is involved the nonphosphorylated Entner-Doudoroff pathway. Catalyzes the oxidation of D-glyceraldehyde to yield glycerate. When the artificial electron acceptor 2,6-dichlorophenol-indophenol (Cl2Ind) is used, the enzyme shows a broad substrate range (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde and isobutyraldehyde), but is most active with D-glyceraldehyde. It is not known which acceptor is utilized in vivo.
Mass
30.863 kDa
Sequence
MYPPEFSYVRAESLQEALKFLEGNDNTRPLAGGQSLIPMLKLRVLSPDYILDINRLNELNYVKTSLNGVSIGALTRYHDILSNDIVKSKVPLMHHATRTIGDMQVRNMGTIGGAISNADPASDMPVVLTALNATIILSSASGSRSVKALDFFKGPFTTDTNKGELVTQIEVPVLDGYKTVYKKVVRRAGDYALASVALAIKLKGNEIEDIKLAYGGVHDKPFRAMEVEKNVIGKKLNDDLVKDIASKVSSQINPPSDHRGSSWYRREVVKVLTMKAFKEVA