Table 2.

The Enzyme Family with the Highest Known Functional Versatility in the Metabolic Complement ofE. coli

Reaction type Enzyme description
1.1.1.- P17547ALDEHYDE-ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE
1.1.1.1[ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE, ACETALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE, PYRUVATE-FORMATE-LYASE DEACTIVASE]
1.2.1.10
1.2.1.3 P23883PUTATIVE ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE
1.2.1.8 P17445 BETAINE ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE
1.2.1.16 P25526SUCCINATE-SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE [NADP+]
1.2.1.21 P25553ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE A
1.2.1.22
1.2.1.22 P37685 ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE B
1.2.1.41 P07004 GAMMA-GLUTAMYL PHOSPHATE REDUCTASE (GPR)
1.5.1.12 P09546 BIFUNCTIONAL PUTA PROTEIN
1.5.99.8[PROLINE DEHYDROGENASE, DELTA-1-PYRROLINE-5-CARBOXYLATE DEHYDROGENASE]

[i] This family comprises eight enzyme sequences with 11 different enzyme activities. Column descriptions are as listed in Table 1.