| Accession | TIGR00751 |
| Name | menA |
| Function | 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoate octaprenyltransferase |
| Gene Symbol | menA |
| Trusted Cutoff | 102.15 |
| Domain Trusted Cutoff | 102.15 |
| Noise Cutoff | 88.15 |
| Domain Noise Cutoff | 88.15 |
| Isology Type | equivalog |
| EC Number | 2.5.1.74 |
| HMM Length | 284 |
| Mainrole Category | Biosynthesis of cofactors, prosthetic groups, and carriers |
| Subrole Category | Menaquinone and ubiquinone |
| Gene Ontology Term | GO:0009234: menaquinone biosynthetic process biological_process |
| | GO:0046428: 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoate octaprenyltransferase activity molecular_function |
| Author | Loftus BJ, Haft DH |
| Entry Date | Mar 2 2000 2:33PM |
| Last Modified | Feb 14 2011 3:27PM |
| Comment | This membrane-associated enzyme converts 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (DHNA) to demethylmenaquinone, a step in menaquinone biosynthesis. |
| References | A2 hmmalign
SE clustalw
RM 98241547
RT Menaquinone (vitamin K2) biosynthesis: localization and characterization of the menA gene from Escherichia coli.
RA Suvarna K, Stevenson D, Meganathan R, Hudspeth ME
RL J Bacteriol 1998 May;180(10):2782-7
DR EXPERIMENTAL; EGAD|22028|EC3930; Escherichia coli |
| Genome Property | GenProp0058: menaquinone biosynthesis via SEPHCHC (HMM) |
