Protein
L-fucose isomerase
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Function
Converts the aldose L-fucose into the corresponding ketose L-fuculose. Is also able to convert D-arabinose into D-ribulose, but this isomerase has a higher affinity for fucose and fuculose than for arabinose and ribulose, respectively.
Similarity
Belongs to the L-fucose isomerase family.
Sequence
MKKISLPKIGIRPVIDGRRMGVRESLEEQTMNMAKATAALLTEKLRHACGAAVECVISDTCIAGMAEAAACEEKFSSQNVGLTITVTPCWCYGSETIDMDPTRPKAIWGFNGTERPGAVYLAAALAAHSQKGIPAFSIYGHDVQDADDTSIPADVEEKLLRFARAGLAVASMKGKSYLSLGGVSMGIAGSIVDHNFFESWLGMKVQAVDMTELRRRIDQKIYDEAELEMALAWADKNFRYGEDENNKQYQRNAEQSRAVLRESLLMAMCIRDMMQGNSKLADIGRVEESLGYNAIAAGFQGQRHWTDQYPNGDTAEAILNSSFDWNGVREPFVVATENDSLNGVAMLMGHQLTGTAQVFADVRTYWSPEAIERVTGHKLDGLAEHGIIHLINSGSAALDGSCKQRDSEGNPTMKPHWEISQQEADACLAATEWCPAIHEYFRGGGYSSRFLTEGGVPFTMTRVNIIKGLGPVLQIAEGWSVELPKDVHDILNKRTNSTWPTTWFAPRLTGKGPFTDVYSVMANWGANHGVLTIGHVGADFITLASMLRIPVCMHNVEETKVYRPSAWAAHGMDIEGQDYRACQNYGPLYKR