Glutamate racemase

Details

Name
Glutamate racemase
Synonyms
  • 5.1.1.3
Gene Name
murI
Organism
Aquifex pyrophilus
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016440|Glutamate racemase
MKIGIFDSGVGGLTVLKAIRNRYRKVDIVYLGDTARVPYGIRSKDTIIRYSLECAGFLKD
KGVDIIVVACNTASAYALERLKKEINVPVFGVIEPGVKEALKKSRNKKIGVIGTPATVKS
GAYQRKLEEGGADVFAKACPLFVPLAEEGLLEGEITRKVVEHYLKEFKGKIDTLILGCTH
YPLLKKEIKKFLGDVEVVDSSEALSLSLHNFIKDDGSSSLELFFTDLSPNLQFLIKLILG
RDYPVKLAEGVFTH
Number of residues
254
Molecular Weight
27992.485
Theoretical pI
9.24
GO Classification
Functions
glutamate racemase activity
Processes
cell wall organization / peptidoglycan biosynthetic process / regulation of cell shape
General Function
Glutamate racemase activity
Specific Function
Provides the (R)-glutamate required for cell wall biosynthesis. Converts L- or D-glutamate to D- or L-glutamate, respectively, but not other amino acids such as alanine, aspartate, and glutamine.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Not Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0002899|765 bp
ATGAAGATAGGTATCTTTGACAGTGGTGTGGGGGGACTTACTGTTCTAAAGGCTATAAGA
AATAGATACAGAAAGGTTGATATAGTATACCTCGGTGATACCGCAAGGGTTCCCTACGGC
ATAAGGTCTAAAGATACGATAATCAGATACTCCCTTGAGTGTGCGGGCTTTTTAAAGGAT
AAGGGTGTTGATATAATCGTCGTTGCCTGCAATACCGCAAGTGCTTACGCTCTTGAACGT
TTAAAGAAAGAGATAAACGTTCCCGTTTTCGGCGTTATTGAACCCGGGGTTAAAGAAGCC
TTAAAAAAGTCAAGGAATAAAAAAATAGGAGTTATAGGAACTCCTGCAACCGTAAAAAGC
GGAGCCTACCAGAGAAAGCTTGAAGAGGGGGGAGCTGATGTTTTTGCAAAGGCCTGTCCC
CTATTCGTTCCCCTTGCGGAGGAAGGTCTCCTTGAGGGGGAGATAACAAGAAAGGTTGTA
GAACACTACCTTAAGGAGTTTAAAGGTAAGATTGATACTCTGATTTTAGGATGTACCCAT
TACCCCCTTCTTAAAAAGGAGATAAAGAAGTTTTTGGGAGACGTTGAAGTCGTTGACTCT
TCCGAAGCCCTTTCCCTTTCCCTCCATAACTTTATAAAGGACGATGGGTCCTCATCCCTT
GAGTTATTTTTTACGGACCTTTCCCCAAATCTCCAGTTTTTGATTAAATTAATACTCGGT
AGGGATTACCCGGTAAAACTTGCGGAGGGGGTTTTTACACATTAA
Chromosome Location
Not Available
Locus
Not Available
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP56868
UniProtKB Entry NameMURI_AQUPY
GenBank Protein ID6707573
GenBank Gene IDAF212972
General References
  1. Kim SS, Choi IG, Kim SH, Yu YG: Molecular cloning, expression, and characterization of a thermostable glutamate racemase from a hyperthermophilic bacterium, Aquifex pyrophilus. Extremophiles. 1999 Aug;3(3):175-83. [Article]
  2. Hwang KY, Cho CS, Kim SS, Sung HC, Yu YG, Cho Y: Structure and mechanism of glutamate racemase from Aquifex pyrophilus. Nat Struct Biol. 1999 May;6(5):422-6. [Article]

Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB02174D-GlutamineexperimentalunknownDetails