Protein
Putative UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase YtcA
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Function
Catalyzes the conversion of UDP-glucose into UDP-glucuronate, one of the precursors of teichuronic acid.
Similarity
Belongs to the UDP-glucose/GDP-mannose dehydrogenase family.
Sequence
MKICVVGAGYVGLTLSAALASIGHDMICTDKDVKKIGQLKKGVIPFYEPGLSDAILRCGNLSFSSEVKSSMEECPVIFIAVGTPPRSDGSADTKALQSVIGDLSEAIRSYKTIITKSTVPPGTNENIAKQLIASGVSKNLFNIVSNPEFLREGNALYDMLHPDKTVIGVQEEDHVSAAIVKSIYKHIDTPFIVTSLAGAELIKYANNFFLAAKISFINEMARICEAYQSDISDISRAIGLDPRIGKHFLQAGIGYGGSCFPKDLQALQFAAQEKNTETFLLRAVQHINDTQLGLYIKKIQSFFETLQGKKAAVLGISFKPNTDDIRNSQAVRLMERLAELGCDVHAYDPEAVLPEHLRQHVTQHSQAFDAIEESDFLFLATEWSEFLAFDWKKAADIMKGRLVIDGRNVLKKELIEACGLICTGVGRP