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List of bacterial disulfide oxidoreductases

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Bacterial thiol disulfide oxidoreductases (TDOR) are bacterial enzymes which, along with unfolded proteins, are pumped out of a bacterial cell that allow for adhesion and biofilm development, and generally disease development.

Table

Enzyme name Meaning Bacteria Catalytic site
DsbA D disulfide bond A various incl. Staphylococcus aureus CXXC
DsbA D disulfide bond A E. coli CPHC
BdbA-D Bacillus subtilis
MdbA Actinomyces Oris, Corynebacterium diphtheriae CPHC
SdbA Streptococcus gordonii
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2015)

References

  1. "Studies reveal a unified approach to combating several bacterial diseases".
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