Protein
Putative cysteine ligase BshC
Organism
Bacillus licheniformis (strain ATCC 14580 / DSM 13 / JCM 2505 / NBRC 12200 / NCIMB 9375 / NRRL NRS-1264 / Gibson 46)
Function
Involved in bacillithiol (BSH) biosynthesis. May catalyze the last step of the pathway, the addition of cysteine to glucosamine malate (GlcN-Mal) to generate BSH.
Similarity
Belongs to the BshC family.
Sequence
MQLTELSIQSQNPFVRDYINGKKEIEPFFDYGLSNESWSVRLDDLSSRTYDRDALADYLLDYHRKFQSATMNETIERLRDPKSVVVVGGQQAGLLTGPLYTIHKIVSILLLAKQKEQELNVPVIPVFWVAGEDHDLEEINHVYISDGGKVKKHKLPQSHWKKSQAAKTALDAEKAEKWLDGIFASFEETEYTNDLLGHLRRCLRQSLSFTDFFEFLVADMFEQDGLILLNSGDPGIRNLEARFFRQLLDKNDELTDSVKRQQELMKQLGYTPIIEGAAQHANIFYERDGERFLIEKENGAFFIKELHLQWSEAELCDLICQNPEAFSNNVVTRPLMQEYLLPTLAFIAGPGEINYWGELKGAFQVMGYKMPPVVPRLQVTFLERHIEKKLDERGIELRESIEKGARAKKEQYFQDKVPSGFTDSVKQAKEKIENIHSAVRAEALEIDGSLGPLLEKNAGFIQDQLQFLEKTVIRRIEEKENYILRDFDKIQTSIKPLDAPQERIWNIVYYLNKYGPDFLEKYKDLPYSFQNMHQVVKL