The enzyme, characterized in Agrobacterium fabrum C58, also has low activity with D-mannitol and D-arabinitol. It is part of a D-altritol degradation pathway.
Wichelecki DJ, Vetting MW, Chou L, Al-Obaidi N, Bouvier JT, Almo SC, Gerlt JA
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ATP-binding Cassette (ABC) Transport System Solute-binding Protein-guided Identification of Novel d-Altritol and Galactitol Catabolic Pathways in Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58.