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Site ycjG

• Name: ycjG
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b1325	MG1655 locus tag

  
  
• Mnemonic: Temporary systematic nomenclature
• Left End Point: 29.90
• Right End Point: 29.92
  Products:

  L-Ala-D/L-Glu epimerase

  
  
• Direction: >
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  ycjG762(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG13228
  EcoliWiki	ycjG

  
  
• Comment:
  • New name not proposed yet because enzymatic reaction is certain but physiological function is uncertain
• References:
  • Schmidt, D.M., B.K. Hubbard, J.A. Gerlt 2001. Evolution of enzymatic activities in the enolase superfamily: functional assignment of unknown proteins in Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli as L-Ala-D/L-Glu epimerases. Biochemistry 40:15707-15715