Protein
8-amino-3,8-dideoxy-alpha-D-manno-octulosonate transaminase
Organism
Shewanella oneidensis (strain MR-1)
Function
Catalyzes the second (last) step of the biosynthesis of Kdo8N (8-amino-3,8-dideoxy-D-manno-octulosonate) from Kdo (3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate).
Similarity
Belongs to the DegT/DnrJ/EryC1 family.
Sequence
MPGFELFGPEEKQEVADVMEHGFTFRYNFDHMRNDRWKTRDMEQLLCEKMNVKHAHLLSSGTAALQTAMMAAGIGAGDEVIVPPFTFVASVEAIFMAGAVPIFAEIDETLCLSPEGIEAVITPRTKAINLVHMCGSMAKMDEIKAICKKHNLVLLEDACQAIGGSYKGQALGTIGDVGCYSFDSVKTITCGEGGAVITNNTEIYDNAHMFSDHGHDHIGKDRGAESHPIMGLNFRISEMNAALGLAQLRKLDTIIDIQRKNKKAIKDAMASIPEVSFREIPDPEGDSAGFLSFMLPTEARTQEISKKLAANGVDGCFYWYVNNWHYLKNWKHIQELKAPAALPITLIADRPDYTQISVPKSDAIMSRTISMLIKLSWTDAQIAERIENIKKAFAQ