mgsA

Escherichia coli

Sequence

                ATGGAACTGACGACTCGCACTTTACCTGCGCGGAAACATATTGCGCTGGTGGCACACGATCACTGCAAACAAATGCTGATGAGCTGGGTGGAACGGCATCAACCGTTACTGGAACAACACGTACTGTATGCAACAGGCACTACCGGTAACTTAATTTCCCGCGCGACCGGCATGAACGTCAACGCGATGTTGAGTGGCCCAATGGGGGGTGACCAGCAGGTTGGCGCATTGATCTCAGAAGGGAAAATTGATGTATTGATTTTCTTCTGGGATCCACTAAATGCCGTGCCGCACGATCCTGACGTGAAAGCCTTGCTGCGTCTGGCGACGGTATGGAACATTCCGGTCGCCACCAACGTGGCAACGGCAGACTTCATAATCCAGTCGCCGCATTTCAACGACGCGGTCGATATTCTGATCCCCGATTATCAGCGTTATCTCGCGGACCGTCTGAAGTAA

The mgsA gene encodes methylglyoxal synthase, which catalyzes the first committed step of the methylglyoxal bypass, an alternative pathway for lactate production in Escherichia coli. Deletion of mgsA reduces lactate formation and can improve the yield and productivity of other metabolites [208].

`Gene size:`
`Protein size:`
`Reactions`	R200
`Compounds affected`	L-alanine and succinate

Databases

`EraGene:`	2111447
`KEGG:`	eco:b0963