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Structural highlights

Function

[DPAA_BACSU] Together with DpaB, catalyzes the conversion of dihydrodipicolinate to dipicolinate (DPA), which constitutes up to 10% of the dry weight of the spore.^[1]

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

1. ↑ Daniel RA, Errington J. Cloning, DNA sequence, functional analysis and transcriptional regulation of the genes encoding dipicolinic acid synthetase required for sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. J Mol Biol. 1993 Jul 20;232(2):468-83. PMID:8345520 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jmbi.1993.1403