Protein
L-gulono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase
Organism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain CDC 1551 / Oshkosh)
Function
Oxidizes L-gulono-1,4-lactone to L-xylo-hexulonolactone which spontaneously isomerizes to L-ascorbate.
Similarity
Belongs to the oxygen-dependent FAD-linked oxidoreductase family.
Sequence
MSPIWSNWPGEQVCAPSAIVRPTSEAELADVIAQAAKRGERVRAVGSGHSFTDIACTDGVMIDMTGLQRVLDVDQPTGLVTVEGGAKLRALGPQLAQRRLGLENQGDVDPQSITGATATATHGTGVRFQNLSARIVSLRLVTAGGEVLSLSEGDDYLAARVSLGALGVISQVTLQTVPLFTLHRHDQRRSLAQTLERLDEFVDGNDHFEFFVFPYADKALTRTMHRSDEQPKPTPGWQRMVGENFENGGLSLICQTGRRFPSVAPRLNRLMTNMMSSSTVQDRAYKVFATQRKVRFTEMEYAIPRENGREALQRVIDLVRRRSLPIMFPIEVRFSAPDDSFLSTAYGRDTCYIAVHQYAGMEFESYFRAVEEIMDDYAGRPHWGKRHYQTAATLRERYPQWDRFAAVRDRLDPDRVFLNDYTRRVLGP