bchY

Gene

bchY

Protein

Chlorophyllide reductase 52.5 kDa chain

Organism

Rhodobacter sphaeroides (strain ATCC 17023 / 2.4.1 / NCIB 8253 / DSM 158)

Length

502 amino acids

Function

Converts chlorophylls (Chl) into bacteriochlorophylls (BChl) by reducing ring B of the tetrapyrrole.

Similarity

Belongs to the BchN/ChlN family.

Mass

52.341 kDa

Sequence

MSQTPGGAPMAPEAMGCHSTADMAAAASAAGNGELMERFKADYPVGPHDKPQSMCPAFGSLRTGLRMRRVGTIISGSACCTYGLSFVSHFYGARRSIGYVPFNSESLVTGKLFEDIREAVHEMADPQRYDAIVVTNLCVPTASGVPLRLLPSEINGVRIVGIDVPGFGVPTHAEAKDVLAGAMLKYARSEIEAGPVQAPVSGRSDRPTVALLGEMFPADPVMIGALLAPLGLAAGPVVPCRDWRELYAALDSGVAAAIHPFYTASVREFQAAGRAIVGSAPVGHDGTAAWLAAIGEAYGIAADKVAAAQNAFLPAIRGALAGAPIKGRITLSGYEGSELIVARLLIESGAEVPYVGTAAGRTPWSAADREWLEARGTVVKFRASLEDDLAAMQGFEPDLAVGTTPVVQKAKSLGIPSLYFTNLISARPLMGPAGAGSLAQVINAAIGNRERMSKMKAFFAGVGEGDTAGIWEGAPNLRPDFRAAHQKKLEKAARAAKSEEMI

Protein

Chlorophyllide reductase 52.5 kDa chain: bchY

Gene

bchY

Protein

Chlorophyllide reductase 52.5 kDa chain

Organism

Rhodobacter capsulatus (strain ATCC BAA-309 / NBRC 16581 / SB1003)

Length

497 amino acids

Function

Converts chlorophylls (Chl) into bacteriochlorophylls (BChl) by reducing ring B of the tetrapyrrole.

Similarity

Belongs to the BchN/ChlN family.

Mass

52.619 kDa

Sequence

MTDLPQAEGGCGAGNERLAAQAAAAGNAELMARFKADYPVGPHDKPQTMCPAFGALRVGLRMRRVATVLCGSACCVYGLSFISHFYGARRSVGYVPFDSETLVTGKLFEDVRASVHDLADPARYDAIVVINLCVPTASGVPLQLLPNEINGVRVVGIDVPGFGVPTHAEAKDVLSGAMLAYARQEVMAGPVPAPISGRSDRPTVTLLGEMFPADPMVIGAMLAPMGLAVGPTVPMRDWRELYAALDSKVVAAIHPFYTAAIRQFEAAGRAIVGSAPVGHDGTMEWLANIGRAYDVSPDKIAAAQNAFGPAIRGAIAGAPIKGRITVSGYEGSELLVARLLIESGAEVPYVGTAAPRTPWSAWDKDWLESRGVVVKYRASLEDDCAAMEGFEPDLAIGTTPLVQKAKALGIPALYFTNLISARPLMGPAGAGSLAQVMNAAMGNRERMGKMKAFFEGVGEGDTAGIWQDTPKLYPDFREQQRKKMEKAAKLAKAEEMI

Protein

Chlorophyllide reductase 52.5 kDa chain: bchY