Protein
3-deoxy-alpha-D-manno-octulosonate 8-oxidase
Organism
Shewanella oneidensis (strain MR-1)
Function
Catalyzes the first 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 iron-containing alcohol dehydrogenase family.
Sequence
MSFKNFKVVEKMIFGRGSFVQLDDVLAAQRKADDDFVVFLVDDVHQGKPLEARIPVKAQDLLIWVNVDEEPSTIQIDALTEQVQAFNGKLPVSVVGLGGGSTMDVAKAVSLMLTNPGGSAMYQGWDLIKKPAVHHIGIPTISGTGAEASRTAVLCGPVRKLGLNSDYTVFDQIIMDSELIDGVETDQWFYTGMDCYIHCVESLEGTFLNEFSKAYAEKAMDLCRQVYLEDHPEKDDKLMMASFMGGMSIAYSQVGACHAVSYGLSYILGYHHGIGNCIAFDVLEEFYPEGVAEFRLMMKKHNITLPKNICKDLPDETIAKMVAVTKSMGPLWANVYGPTWEEKVTDEMLTALFRRI