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ctfB

Gene
ctfB
Protein
Butyrate--acetoacetate CoA-transferase subunit B
Organism
Clostridium acetobutylicum (strain ATCC 824 / DSM 792 / JCM 1419 / LMG 5710 / VKM B-1787)
Length
221 amino acids
Function
Involved in solventogenic switch which allows C.acetobutylicum to uptake acid and produce solvents. Acts mainly to detoxify the medium by removing the acetate and butyrate excreted earlier in the fermentation.
Similarity
Belongs to the 3-oxoacid CoA-transferase subunit B family.
Mass
23.624 kDa
Sequence
MINDKNLAKEIIAKRVARELKNGQLVNLGVGLPTMVADYIPKNFKITFQSENGIVGMGASPKINEADKDVVNAGGDYTTVLPDGTFFDSSVSFSLIRGGHVDVTVLGALQVDEKGNIANWIVPGKMLSGMGGAMDLVNGAKKVIIAMRHTNKGQPKILKKCTLPLTAKSQANLIVTELGVIEVINDGLLLTEINKNTTIDEIRSLTAADLLISNELRPMAV