Protein
Probable delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase 2, chloroplastic
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Catalyzes an early step in the biosynthesis of tetrapyrroles. Binds two molecules of 5-aminolevulinate per subunit, each at a distinct site, and catalyzes their condensation to form porphobilinogen (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the ALAD family.
Sequence
MTSSMFRSPCKIPSVKGFEQKSYVGLKAASYNVRVNSFKSSEVASQLQKIDSTLIWPVNALEAPPVPSKPATPLIDQPLQLSRRARRNRKCPTQRAAFQETNISPANFIYPLFIHEGEVDIPITSMPGRYMLGWRHGLIEEVARALDVGVNSVKLYPKVPEALKSPTGEEAFNDNGLIPRTVRLLKDRFPDLVIYTDVNFDEYSTTGHGGIVGEDGVILNDETIHQLRKQAVSQARAGADVVCTSEMLDGRVGAVRAALDAEGFQDVSIMSYSVKYTSSLYGRFRKVQLDKKTYQINPANSREALLEAREDEAEGADILMVKPALPSLDIIRLLKNQTLLPIGACQVSGEYSMIKAAGLLKMIDEEKVMMESLLCIRRAGADLILTYFALQAATKLCGENKRFSSN