Structural highlights
Function
DHA_MYCTU Catalyzes the reversible reductive amination of pyruvate to L-alanine. However, since the physiological environment of M.tuberculosis has a neutral pH, it can be assumed that the enzyme catalyzes exclusively the formation of L-alanine. May play a role in cell wall synthesis as L-alanine is an important constituent of the peptidoglycan layer.[1]
References
- ↑ Hutter B, Singh M. Properties of the 40 kDa antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a functional L-alanine dehydrogenase. Biochem J. 1999 Nov 1;343 Pt 3:669-72. PMID:10527947
