Protein
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Function
Catalyzes the conversion of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine into UDP-N-acetylmannosamine, a precursor of the teichoic acid linkage unit.
Similarity
Belongs to the UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase family.
Sequence
MKKLKVMTVFGTRPEAIKMAPLVLELKKYPEIDSYVTVTAQHRQMLDQVLDAFHIKPDFDLNIMKERQTLAEITSNALVRLDELFKDIKPDIVLVHGDTTTTFAGSLAAFYHQIAVGHVEAGLRTGNKYSPFPEELNRQMTGAIADLHFAPTGQAKDNLLKENKKADSIFVTGNTAIDALNTTVRDGYSHPVLDQVGEDKMILLTAHRRENLGEPMENMFKAIRRIVGEFEDVQVVYPVHLNPVVREAAHKHFGDSDRVHLIEPLEVIDFHNFAAKSHFILTDSGGVQEEAPSLGKPVLVLRDTTERPEGVEAGTLKLAGTDEENIYQLAKQLLTDPDEYKKMSQASNPYGDGEASRRIVEELLFHYGYRKEQPDSFTGK