Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj
July 2020
Background: Escherichia coli cells contain a homolog of presumed 5-keto-4-deoxyuronate isomerase (KduI) from pectin-degrading soil bacteria, but the catalytic activity of the E. coli protein (o-KduI) was never demonstrated.
Methods: The known three-dimensional structure of E.