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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP12073
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name L-ectoine synthase
Synonyms
  1. N-acetyldiaminobutyrate dehydratase
Gene Name ECTC
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Not Available
Specific Function Catalyzes the circularization of gamma-N-acetyl-alpha,gamma-diaminobutyric acid (ADABA) to ectoine (1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidine carboxylic acid), which is an excellent osmoprotectant.
Pathways
  • ectoine biosynthesis
  • Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism
  • Microbial metabolism in diverse environments
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Biological Process
ectoine biosynthetic process
Molecular Function
ectoine synthase activity
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Not Available
Locus Not Available
SNPs Not Available
Gene Sequence Not Available
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 130
Molecular Weight 14628.525
Theoretical pI 5.949
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence Not Available
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID B4R981
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name ECTC_PHEZH
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID Not Available
GeneCard ID Not Available
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References
  1. Luo Y, Xu X, Ding Z, Liu Z, Zhang B, Yan Z, Sun J, Hu S, Hu X: Complete genome of Phenylobacterium zucineum--a novel facultative intracellular bacterium isolated from human erythroleukemia cell line K562. BMC Genomics. 2008 Aug 13;9:386. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-386. [PubMed:18700039 ]