Protein
Galactitol 2-dehydrogenase
Organism
Agrobacterium fabrum (strain C58 / ATCC 33970)
Function
Involved in galactitol catabolism. Catalyzes the oxidation of galactitol to D-tagatose. Can also catalyze the oxidation of D-sorbitol to D-fructose.
Similarity
Belongs to the short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family.
Sequence
MRLNNKVALITGAARGIGLGFAQAFAAEGAKVIIADIDIARATTSAAAIGPAAKAVKLDVTDLAQIDAVVKAVDEEFGGIDILVNNAAIFDMAPINGITEESYERVFDINLKGPMFMMKAVSNVMIARARGGKIINMASQAGRRGEALVTLYCASKAAIISATQSAALALVKHGINVNAIAPGVVDGEHWEVVDAHFAKWEGLKPGEKKAAVAKSVPIGRFATPDDIKGLAVFLASADSDYILAQTYNVDGGNWMS