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ntdC

Gene
ntdC
Protein
Glucose-6-phosphate 3-dehydrogenase
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Length
350 amino acids
Function
Involved in the biosynthesis of kanosamine (3-amino-3-deoxy-D-glucose), which is known to have antibiotic and antifungal properties, and to be a precursor of the antibiotic neotrehalosadiamine (3,3'-diamino-3,3'-dideoxy-alpha,beta-trehalose (NTD)). Catalyzes the oxidation of glucose 6-phosphate to 3-oxo-D-glucose 6-phosphate. It can only use NAD.
Similarity
Belongs to the Gfo/Idh/MocA family.
Mass
39.273 kDa
Sequence
MKKIGIIGAGGIARAHATALSTIKNAELVGVYDINQQNAESFVKTFGGKSFENVDELIDASEGLIVASPNFCHKEHALQALGKHKHVLCEKPMAISLEEASIMKDTAERLSVRASMGFNYRYLSYVNILKSLIINNELGNILSIKVHFKKNSALRRKKFTWRDDANSKKTSGSLGDLGIHLIDMVWYLFESDFITESVRAKMNTNVKTKEDKQVLVDDYAEIYGQLKNKVFVNIITSKCSVPEDCGFSIEVVGHKKEFKYHTGNPHVYKLIDGLNVVDCPVPQSLLNDPPNEFYGWADSFRSELINWIASTQNDWVEIPSFSDGFRSQEVLEMFFEKDSNSQPMSVSAVN