Nucleotide sequence of the pyruvate decarboxylase gene from Zymomonas mobilis.
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Neale AD, Scopes RK, Wettenhall RE, Hoogenraad NJ
Nucleotide sequence of the pyruvate decarboxylase gene from Zymomonas mobilis.
Nucleic Acids Res. 1987 Feb 25;15(4):1753-61.
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Pyruvate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.1), the penultimate enzyme in the alcoholic fermentation pathway of Zymomonas mobilis, converts pyruvate to acetaldehyde and carbon dioxide. The complete nucleotide sequence of the structural gene encoding pyruvate decarboxylase from Zymomonas mobilis has been determined. The coding region is 1704 nucleotides long and encodes a polypeptide of 567 amino acids with a calculated subunit mass of 60,790 daltons. The amino acid sequence was confirmed by comparison with the amino acid sequence of a selection of tryptic fragments of the enzyme. The amino acid composition obtained from the nucleotide sequence is in good agreement with that obtained experimentally.