Organism
Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 4 (strain ATCC BAA-334 / TIGR4)
Function
Important for the aerobic growth. Decarboxylates pyruvate in four steps. The energy released is partially stored in acetyl phosphate (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the TPP enzyme family.
Sequence
MTQGKITASAAMLNVLKTWGVDTIYGIPSGTLSSLMDALAEDKDIRFLQVRHEETGALAAVMQAKFGGSIGVAVGSGGPGATHLINGVYDAAMDNTPFLAILGSRPVNELNMDAFQELNQNPMYNGIAVYNKRVAYAEQLPKVIDEACRAAVSKKGPAVVEIPVNFGFQEIDENSYYGSGSYERSFIAPALNEVEIDKAVEILNNAERPVIYAGFGGVKAGEVITELSRKIKAPIITTGKNFEAFEWNYEGLTGSAYRVGWKPANEVVFEADTVLFLGSNFPFAEVYEAFKNTEKFIQVDIDPYKLGKRHALDASILGDAGQAAKAILDKVNPVESTPWWRANVKNNQNWRDYMNKLEGKTEGELQLYQVYNAINKHADQDAIYSIDVGNTTQTSTRHLHMTPKNMWRTSPLFATMGIALPGGIAAKKDNPDRQVWNIMGDGAFNMCYPDVITNVQYDLPVINLVFSNAEYGFIKNKYEDTNKHLFGVDFTNADYAKIAEAQGAVGFTVDRIEDIDAVVAEAVKLNKEGKTVVIDARITQHRPLPVEVLELDPKLHSEEAIKAFKEKYEAEELVPFRLFLEEEGLQSRAIK