Updated annotation (from data): 3-keto-alpha-glucoside 1,2-lyase; 3-ketoglucose dehydratase Rationale: Important for the utilization of palatinose, D-trehalose, D-leucrose, and possibly raffinose. This gene is in a conserved cluster for disaccharide catabolism via the 3-ketoglycoside pathway. Originally proposed to be a hydrolase (PMC8121099), it is a lyase, forming 2-hydroxy-3-keto-D-glucal (PMID:38898276, PMID:37932298). It prefers 3-keto-alpha-glycoside substrates over beta substrates (PMID:38898276, PMID:37932298). At a lower rate than the lyase reaction, it hydrates 2-hydroxy-3-keto-D-glucal to 3-ketoglucose (PMID:38898276, PMID:37932298); this activity is also thought to be required for the 3-ketoglycoside pathway, as the 3-ketoglucose is converted to glucose for catabolism (see BT2159). This enzyme is probably in the periplasm. Original annotation: conserved hypothetical protein (NCBI ptt file) Type 1: Protein-coding gene Located on scaffold 241, - strand, nucleotides 2,715,522 to 2,716,394 See nucleotide sequence around BT2157 or for all of scaffold 241