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