The complete nucleotide sequence of the
Salmonella strain LT2
gnd gene for 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase was determined. The gene contains 1404 bases and encodes a 468 amino acid polypeptide, which is the same as for
Escherichia coli K12. The DNA sequence shows 14.8% difference between the two and the amino acid sequence 3.6% difference. Changes are mostly in the third codon base and most of the amino acid changes are conservative.
Key words
gnd
- 6-Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase - DNA sequence -
Salmonella
Communicated by J.W. Lengeler