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MSMEG_5835

Gene
MSMEG_5835
Protein
KsdD-like steroid dehydrogenase MSMEG_5835
Organism
Mycobacterium smegmatis (strain ATCC 700084 / mc(2)155)
Length
547 amino acids
Function
Able to catalyze the elimination of the C-1 and C-2 hydrogen atoms of the A-ring from the polycyclic ring structure of 3-ketosteroids, but the ketosteroid dehydrogenase activity is low compared to KsdD in the cholesterol degradation process. The low activity could be due to different substrate specificity.
Similarity
Belongs to the FAD-dependent oxidoreductase 2 family.
Mass
59.024 kDa
Sequence
MADADVIVVGAGLAGLVAACELVERGHSVIIVDQENAANIGGQAFWSFGGLFFVNSPEQRRLGIRDSQELALQDWLGTAGFDRPEDHWPREWAHAYVDFAAGEKRSWLRARGLQTFPLVGWAERGGYDALGHGNSVPRFHITWGTGPALVEIFARRIRDSVRVRFAHRHRVDELIVNAGLVAGVRGSILEPSNAPRGVASSRKVVGDFEFRASAVIVASGGIGGNLELVRKNWPARLGRVPDQLISGVPAHVDGRMIGIAESAGAHVINNDRMWHYTEGITNYDPVWPNHGIRILPGPSSLWLDANGDRLPVPLYPGYDTLGTLEHICRSGQDYTWFILNARIIAKEFALSGQEQNPDLTSRNVRDLLSRVKPGAPAPVQAFVDHGVDFVSATSLRDLVAGMNDLPDVVPLDYAKVAAEVTARDREVANRFTKDGQITAIRAARNYLGDRFTRVVAPHRLTDPKAGPLIAVKLHILTRKTLGGLETDLDSRVLKEDGTTFGGLYAAGEAAGFGGGGVHGYRSLEGTFLGGCIFSGRAAGRGAAADIA