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mnaA

Gene
mnaA
Protein
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Length
380 amino acids
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.
Mass
42.634 kDa
Sequence
MKKLKVMTVFGTRPEAIKMAPLVLELKKYPEIDSYVTVTAQHRQMLDQVLDAFHIKPDFDLNIMKERQTLAEITSNALVRLDELFKDIKPDIVLVHGDTTTTFAGSLAAFYHQIAVGHVEAGLRTGNKYSPFPEELNRQMTGAIADLHFAPTGQAKDNLLKENKKADSIFVTGNTAIDALNTTVRDGYSHPVLDQVGEDKMILLTAHRRENLGEPMENMFKAIRRIVGEFEDVQVVYPVHLNPVVREAAHKHFGDSDRVHLIEPLEVIDFHNFAAKSHFILTDSGGVQEEAPSLGKPVLVLRDTTERPEGVEAGTLKLAGTDEENIYQLAKQLLTDPDEYKKMSQASNPYGDGEASRRIVEELLFHYGYRKEQPDSFTGK