dauE

Aklaviketone reductase DauE

251 amino acids

Involved in the biosynthesis of aklavinone which is an important precursor common to the formation of the clinically significant anthracyclines such as carminomycin, daunorubicin (daunomycin), rhodomycin, aclacinomycin T (aklavin) and aclacinomycin A (aclarubicin). These compounds are aromatic polyketide antibiotics that exhibit high cytotoxicity and are widely applied in the chemotherapy of a variety of cancers. Catalyzes the NADPH-specific conversion of aklaviketone to yield aklavinone. It can also convert maggiemycin and 7-oxodaunomycinone to epsilon-rhodomycinone and daunomycinone, respectively.

Belongs to the short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family.

25.632 kDa

MENTQRSVIVTGGGSGIGRAVARAFAARGDRVLVVGRTAGPLAETVDGHKEAHTLAVDITDPAAPQAVVREVRERLGGVVDVLVNNAATAVFGHLGELDRTAVEAQVATNLVAPVLLTQALLDPLETASGLVVNIGSAGALGRRAWPGNAVYGAAKAGLDLLTRSWAVELGPRGIRVIGVAPGVIETGAGVRAGMSQEAYDGFLEAMGQRVPLGRVGRPEDVAWWVVRLADPEAAYASGAVLAVDGGLSVT