Protein
dTDP-4-dehydrorhamnose reductase
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Function
Involved in the biosynthesis of the dTDP-L-rhamnose which is an important component of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (Probable). Catalyzes the reduction of dTDP-6-deoxy-L-lyxo-4-hexulose to yield dTDP-L-rhamnose (By similarity). RmlD uses NADH and NADPH nearly equally well (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the dTDP-4-dehydrorhamnose reductase family.
Sequence
MNILLFGKTGQVGWELQRALAPLGNLIAFDVHSTDYCGDFSNPEGVAETVRSIRPDIIVNAAAHTAVDKAESEPEFAQLINATSVEAIAKAANEVGAWVIHYSTDYVFPGNGDMPWLETDATAPLNVYGETKLAGEKALQEYCAKHLIFRTSWVYAGKGNNFAKTMLRLAKEREELAVINDQFGAPTGAELLADCTAHAIRVALNKPDVAGLYHLVASGTTTWYDYAALVFEEARKAGIPLALNKLNAVPTTAYPTPARRPHNSRLNTEKFQQNFALVLPDWQVGVKRMLNELFTTTAI