Types | DnaRegion
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Roles | CDS
Coding
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Sequences | BBa_K1938000_sequence (Version 1)
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Description
Perchlorate reductase subunit alpha
Component of the perchlorate reductase that catalyzes the reduction of perchlorate to chlorite and allows anaerobic growth on perchlorate as the sole electron acceptor. Is probably also able to reduce chlorate to chlorite. The alpha subunit is likely the catalytic subunit.
Notes
This part was codon-optimized for E. coli
Source
http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q47CW6