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Maeo_0642

Gene
Maeo_0642
Protein
Bifunctional protein GlmU
Organism
Methanococcus aeolicus (strain ATCC BAA-1280 / DSM 17508 / OCM 812 / Nankai-3)
Length
411 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes the last two sequential reactions in the de novo biosynthetic pathway for UDP-N-acetyl-glucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc). Responsible for the acetylation of GlcN-1-P to GlcNAc-1-P, and for the uridyl transfer from UTP to GlcNAc-1-P, to produce UDP-GlcNAc and pyrophosphate (By similarity).
Similarity
In the C-terminal section; belongs to the transferase hexapeptide repeat family.
Mass
45.555 kDa
Sequence
MDAVILCAGKGTRLMPLTENIPKPMLPVGGAPILERIINKIDKLVENIYLIVKYEKEIIINHFKNNDKIKFIEQTDIDGTGYAVLMAKNHISGDFLVINGDIIFDDDLTNIVNDDVKNIITLNEVDNPSNFGVIVVDNQNNIIELQEKPKNPKSNLINAGIYKFENKIFDILETLRPSERGEVELTDAIKELIKENNIKGIKLNGYWNDIGKPWDLLDANTHILKNIKTDIKGKIGKNVVIEGAVIIEEGTEIKPNTVIEGPAIIKSGAIVGPLAHIRPNTVLMENTGVGNSSEIKGSIIMKNSKVPHLSYIGDSIIGENCNMGCNTITANLRFDNKPVMVNIKEEKVKSVRKFGAIIGHNVKTGIQVSFMPGVKIGSNSWIGANCLINNDIEKDSFVYKKEEIIIKTKRK