GbsA

• Description: glycine betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase, glycine betaine synthesis
  
  

Gene name	gbsA
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	glycine betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase
Function	osmoprotection
MW, pI	53 kDa, 4.713
Gene length, protein length	1470 bp, 490 aa
Immediate neighbours	gbsB, yuaC
Gene sequence (+200bp)	Protein sequence
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The gene

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Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

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References

1. Boch J, Nau-Wagner G, Kneip S, Bremer E. (1997) Glycine betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase from Bacillus subtilis: characterization of an enzyme required for the synthesis of the osmoprotectant glycine betaine. Arch Microbiol. Oct;168(4): 282-9. PubMed