Protein
Acetolactate synthase large subunit IlvG
Organism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain CDC 1551 / Oshkosh)
Function
Catalyzes the conversion of 2 pyruvate molecules into acetolactate in the first common step of the biosynthetic pathway of the branched-amino acids such as leucine, isoleucine, and valine.
Similarity
Belongs to the TPP enzyme family.
Sequence
MSTDTAPAQTMHAGRLIARRLKASGIDTVFTLSGGHLFSIYDGCREEGIRLIDTRHEQTAAFAAEGWSKVTRVPGVAALTAGPGITNGMSAMAAAQQNQSPLVVLGGRAPALRWGMGSLQEIDHVPFVAPVARFAATAQSAENAGLLVDQALQAAVSAPSGVAFVDFPMDHAFSMSSDNGRPGALTELPAGPTPAGDALDRAAGLLSTAQRPVIMAGTNVWWGHAEAALLRLVEERHIPVLMNGMARGVVPADHRLAFSRARSKALGEADVALIVGVPMDFRLGFGGVFGSTTQLIVADRVEPAREHPRPVAAGLYGDLTATLSALAGSGGTDHQGWIEELATAETMARDLEKAELVDDRIPLHPMRVYAELAALLERDALVVIDAGDFGSYAGRMIDSYLPGCWLDSGPFGCLGSGPGYALAAKLARPQRQVVLLQGDGAFGFSGMEWDTLVRHNVAVVSVIGNNGIWGLEKHPMEALYGYSVVAELRPGTRYDEVVRALGGHGELVSVPAELRPALERAFASGLPAVVNVLTDPSVAYPRRSNLA