FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as EUTC_ECOLI, eutC. Catalyzes the deamination of various vicinal amino-alcohols to oxo compounds (PubMed:19762342). Ethanolamine ammonia-lyase (EAL) allows bacteria to utilize ethanolamine as the sole source of nitrogen and carbon in the presence of external vitamin B12. It is spontaneously inactivated by its substrate and reactivated by EutA (PubMed:15466038). Directly targeted to the BMC. May play a role in bacterial microcompartment (BMC) assembly or maintenance (By similarity). The basic unit is a heterodimer, which further associates into a trimer of heterotetramers (PubMed:20519496, PubMed:21142024, PubMed:29797764, PubMed:19762342). 6 large subunits form a core ring with 6 small subunits projecting outwards (Probable).

EXTERNAL LINKS

eutC

Ethanolamine ammonia-lyase small subunit

eutC

Molecular Synopsis