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yitD

Gene
yitD
Protein
Phosphosulfolactate synthase
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Length
252 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes the addition of sulfite to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) to yield (2R)-phospho-3-sulfolactate (PSL) (By similarity). Is probably involved in the biosynthesis of L-sulfolactate, which is a major constituent of sporulating cells and mature spores.
Similarity
Belongs to the phosphosulfolactate synthase family.
Mass
28.357 kDa
Sequence
MNDFSLELPVRTNKPRETGQSILIDNGYPLQFFKDAIAGASDYIDFVKFGWGTSLLTKDLEEKISTLKEHDITFFFGGTLFEKYVSQKKVNEFHRYCTYFGCEYIEISNGTLPMTNKEKAAYIADFSDEFLVLSEVGSKDAELASRQSSEEWLEYIVEDMEAGAEKVITEARESGTGGICSSSGDVRFQIVDDIISSDIDINRLIFEAPNKTLQQGFIQKIGPNVNLANIPFHDAIALETLRLGLRSDTFFL