Table 1 Functional classes of genes
From: Sugar Lego: gene composition of bacterial carbohydrate metabolism genomic loci
Functional class | Enzyme EC number | Number of genes | Cassette propensity |
|---|---|---|---|
Transcriptional | Not applicable | 39,136 | 35,29% |
Transport | Not applicable | 29,701 | 70,83% |
Glycosyltransferase | 2.4.1. | 14,579 | 62,30% |
Glycosidase | 3.2.1. | 11,475 | 64,74% |
Kinase | 2.7.1.; 2.7.9 | 9250 | 57,95% |
Isomerase | 5.3.1. | 6458 | 55,20% |
Dehydrogenase-OH | 1.1. | 5518 | 57,67% |
Decarboxylase | 4.1. | 2788 | 58,97% |
Nucleotidyltransferase | 2.7.7.; 2.7.8 | 2125 | 70,96% |
Dehydratase | 4.2. | 2091 | 52,75% |
Phosphatase | 3.1.3. | 2036 | 37,77% |
Epimerase | 5.1.3. | 1753 | 61,78% |
Deacetylase | 3.5.1. | 1525 | 51,02% |
Transaldolase/transketolase | 2.2.1. | 1514 | 70,54% |
Mutase | 5.4.2. | 1502 | 40,35% |
Carboxylic-esterase | 3.1.1. | 1153 | 63,49% |
Dehydrogenase-O | 1.2. | 781 | 69,78% |
Nucleosidase | 3.2.2. | 597 | 23,28% |
Malto-oligosyltrehalose synthase | 5.4.99 | 100 | 93,00% |