ID   EXOB_AZOBR     STANDARD;      PRT;   348 AA.
AC   Q59083;
DT   01-NOV-1997 (Rel. 35, Created)
DT   01-NOV-1997 (Rel. 35, Last sequence update)
DT   01-FEB-2005 (Rel. 46, Last annotation update)
DE   UDP-glucose 4-epimerase (EC 5.1.3.2) (UDP-galactose 4-epimerase)
DE   (Galactowaldenase).
GN   Name=exoB;
OS   Azospirillum brasilense.
OG   Plasmid pRhico (90-MDa megaplasmid).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rhodospirillales;
OC   Rhodospirillaceae; Azospirillum.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=192;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE.
RC   STRAIN=Sp7 / ATCC 29145;
RX   MEDLINE=94299160; PubMed=8026752; DOI=10.1016/0378-1119(94)90221-6;
RA   de Troch P., Keijers V., Vanderleyden J.;
RT   "Sequence analysis of the Azospirillum brasilense exoB gene, encoding
RT   UDP-glucose 4'-epimerase.";
RL   Gene 144:143-144(1994).
CC   -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: UDP-glucose = UDP-galactose.
CC   -!- COFACTOR: NAD.
CC   -!- PATHWAY: Exopolysaccharide and lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic
CC       pathway.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the sugar epimerase family.
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DR   EMBL; Z25478; CAA80967.1; -.
DR   PIR; I39490; I39490.
DR   HSSP; P09147; 1XEL.
DR   InterPro; IPR001509; Epimerase_Dh.
DR   InterPro; IPR005886; GalE.
DR   Pfam; PF01370; Epimerase; 1.
DR   TIGRFAMs; TIGR01179; galE; 1.
KW   Exopolysaccharide synthesis; Isomerase; NAD; Plasmid.
SQ   SEQUENCE   348 AA;  36701 MW;  9517B6B2A180FBA0 CRC64;
     MTDQTAASPR VLVTGGAGYI GSHVLHALTD AGIPAVTIDD LSAGRREAIP AAVPLVEGDI
     GSAELLDRVM RDHRVDAVMH FAGSIVVPES VVKPLDYYRN NTANSLTLLG ACLRAGIDKV
     VFSSTAAVYG APESVPIRED APTVPINPYG ASKLMTEQML RDAGAAHGLR SVILRYFNVA
     GADPAGRTGQ ATPVATHLIK VACQALLGRR PPLAIFGTDY DTPDGTCIRD YIHVSDLADA
     HVLALLHLRR GGGSLLMNCG YGRGASVREV VRTLEEVSGE QVPATFADRR PGDPPQLVAG
     ADRIREQLGW VPKHDRLDGI VRSALSWERS LEQSVGQAGA PGGSASRS
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