Protein
Amino-acid acetyltransferase
Organism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain ATCC 25618 / H37Rv)
Function
Catalyzes the conversion of L-glutamate to alpha-N-acetyl-L-glutamate. L-glutamine is a significantly better substrate compared to L-glutamate.
Similarity
Belongs to the acetyltransferase family.
Sequence
MTERPRDCRPVVRRARTSDVPAIKQLVDTYAGKILLEKNLVTLYEAVQEFWVAEHPDLYGKVVGCGALHVLWSDLGEIRTVAVDPAMTGHGIGHAIVDRLLQVARDLQLQRVFVLTFETEFFARHGFTEIEGTPVTAEVFDEMCRSYDIGVAEFLDLSYVKPNILGNSRMLLVL