HMM Summary Page: TIGR03372

AccessionTIGR03372
Nameputres_am_tran
Functionputrescine aminotransferase
Gene SymbolygjG
Trusted Cutoff658.65
Domain Trusted Cutoff658.65
Noise Cutoff467.15
Domain Noise Cutoff467.15
Isology Typeequivalog
EC Number2.6.1.82
HMM Length442
Mainrole CategoryCentral intermediary metabolism
Subrole CategoryPolyamine biosynthesis
Gene Ontology TermGO:0009447: putrescine catabolic process biological_process
GO:0033094: butane-1,4-diamine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase activity molecular_function
AuthorHaft DH
Entry DateMar 26 2007 11:29AM
Last ModifiedFeb 14 2011 3:27PM
CommentMembers of this family are putrescine aminotransferase, as found in Escherichia coli, Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica, and closely related species. This pyridoxal phosphate enzyme, as characterized in E. coli, can act also on cadaverine and, more weakly, spermidine.
ReferencesDR SWISSPROT; P42588; Escherichia coli DR ECOGENE; EG12718; ygjG RN [1] RM PMID: 12617754 RT Molecular cloning and characterization of Escherichia coli K12 ygjG gene. RA Samsonova NN, Smirnov SV, Altman IB, Ptitsyn LR RL BMC Microbiol. 2003 Jan 31;3(1):2.