Protein
Putative acyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] desaturase DesA1
Organism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain CDC 1551 / Oshkosh)
Function
May be a desaturase involved in mycobacterial fatty acid biosynthesis.
Similarity
Belongs to the fatty acid desaturase type 2 family.
Sequence
MSAKLTDLQLLHELEPVVEKYLNRHLSMHKPWNPHDYIPWSDGKNYYALGGQDWDPDQSKLSDVAQVAMVQNLVTEDNLPSYHREIAMNMGMDGAWGQWVNRWTAEENRHGIALRDYLVVTRSVDPVELEKLRLEVVNRGFSPGQNHQGHYFAESLTDSVLYVSFQELATRISHRNTGKACNDPVADQLMAKISADENLHMIFYRDVSEAAFDLVPNQAMKSLHLILSHFQMPGFQVPEFRRKAVVIAVGGVYDPRIHLDEVVMPVLKKWRIFEREDFTGEGAKLRDELALVIKDLELACDKFEVSKQRQLDREARTGKKVSAHELHKTAGKLAMSRR