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Literature summary for 5.1.1.1 extracted from

  • Venir, E.; Del Torre, M.; Cunsolo, V.; Saletti, R.; Musetti, R.; Stecchini, M.L.
    Involvement of alanine racemase in germination of Bacillus cereus spores lacking an intact exosporium (2014), Arch. Microbiol., 196, 79-85.
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Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
D-cycloserine an alanine racemase inhibitor Bacillus cereus

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
43660
-
x * 43660, sequence calculation Bacillus cereus

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
L-alanine Bacillus cereus
-
D-alanine
-
r
L-alanine Bacillus cereus DSA 1
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D-alanine
-
r

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Bacillus cereus
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motile strain isolated from gnocchi
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Bacillus cereus DSA 1
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motile strain isolated from gnocchi
-

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
spore DSA 1 spores lack an intact exosporium Bacillus cereus
-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
L-alanine
-
Bacillus cereus D-alanine
-
r
L-alanine
-
Bacillus cereus DSA 1 D-alanine
-
r

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
? x * 43660, sequence calculation Bacillus cereus

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
ALR
-
Bacillus cereus

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
30
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assay at Bacillus cereus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
8.5
-
assay at Bacillus cereus

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function involvement of alanine racemase in germination of Bacillus cereus spores lacking an intact exosporium. L-Alanine-mediated germination of food isolated Bacillus cereus DSA 1 spores, which lack an intact exosporium, is increased in the presence of D-cycloserine, an alanine racemase inhibitor, reflecting the activity of the Alr enzyme, capable of converting L-alanine to the germination inhibitor D-alanine, contribution of alanine racemase to the autoinhibition of Bacillus cereus spore germination Bacillus cereus