The udhA gene of Escherichia coli encodes a soluble pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase.

ABSTRACT: The udhA gene of Escherichia coli was cloned and expressed in E. coli and found to encode an enzyme with soluble pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase activity. The N-terminal end of the enzyme contains the fingerprint motif of a dinucleotide binding domain, not present in published E. coli genome sequences due to a sequencing error. E. coli is hereby the first organism reported to possess both a soluble and a membrane-bound pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase.

SUBMITTER: Boonstra B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC93474 | biostudies-literature | 1999 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature