Protein
Dipicolinate synthase subunit A
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Function
Together with DpaB, catalyzes the conversion of dihydrodipicolinate to dipicolinate (DPA), which constitutes up to 10% of the dry weight of the spore.
Sequence
MLTGLKIAVIGGDARQLEIIRKLTEQQADIYLVGFDQLDHGFTGAVKCNIDEIPFQQIDSIILPVSATTGEGVVSTVFSNEEVVLKQDHLDRTPAHCVIFSGISNAYLENIAAQAKRKLVKLFERDDIAIYNSIPTVEGTIMLAIQHTDYTIHGSQVAVLGLGRTGMTIARTFAALGANVKVGARSSAHLARITEMGLVPFHTDELKEHVKDIDICINTIPSMILNQTVLSSMTPKTLILDLASRPGGTDFKYAEKQGIKALLAPGLPGIVAPKTAGQILANVLSKLLAEIQAEEGK