Protein Info for b0035 in Escherichia coli BW25113
Name: caiE
Annotation: possible synthesis of cofactor for carnitine racemase and dehydratase (VIMSS)
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Protein Families and Features
Best Hits
Swiss-Prot: 100% identical to CAIE_ECOBW: Carnitine operon protein CaiE (caiE) from Escherichia coli (strain K12 / MC4100 / BW2952)
KEGG orthology group: K08279, carnitine operon protein CaiE (inferred from 100% identity to eco:b0035)MetaCyc: 100% identical to putative transferase CaiE (Escherichia coli K-12 substr. MG1655)
Predicted SEED Role
"Carnitine operon protein CaiE"
Sequence Analysis Tools
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Protein Sequence (196 amino acids)
>b0035 possible synthesis of cofactor for carnitine racemase and dehydratase (VIMSS) (Escherichia coli BW25113) MSYYAFEGLIPVVHPTAFVHPSAVLIGDVIVGAGVYIGPLASLRGDYGRLIVQAGANIQD GCIMHGYCDTDTIVGENGHIGHGAILHGCLIGRDALVGMNSVIMDGAVIGEESIVAAMSF VKAGFRGEKRQLLMGTPARAVRNVSDDELHWKRLNTKEYQDLVGRCHVSLHETQPLRQME ENRPRLQGTTDVTPKR