Protein
Phosphosulfolactate synthase
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
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.
Sequence
MNDFSLELPVRTNKPRETGQSILIDNGYPLQFFKDAIAGASDYIDFVKFGWGTSLLTKDLEEKISTLKEHDITFFFGGTLFEKYVSQKKVNEFHRYCTYFGCEYIEISNGTLPMTNKEKAAYIADFSDEFLVLSEVGSKDAELASRQSSEEWLEYIVEDMEAGAEKVITEARESGTGGICSSSGDVRFQIVDDIISSDIDINRLIFEAPNKTLQQGFIQKIGPNVNLANIPFHDAIALETLRLGLRSDTFFL