Identification
Name:Beta-galactosidase
Synonyms:
  • Beta-gal
  • Lactase
Gene Name:lacZ
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in beta-galactosidase activity
Specific Function:Hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing beta-D- galactose residues in beta-D-galactosides
Cellular Location:Cytoplasmic
SMPDB Pathways:
KEGG Pathways:
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0beta-D-Galactosyl-1,4-beta-D-glucosylceramide+1.0Thumb1.0Glucosylceramide+1.0Thumb
1.0beta-D-Galactosyl-1,4-beta-D-glucosylceramide + 1.0Water ↔ 1.0Glucosylceramide + 1.0D-Galactose
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1.03-Ketolactose+1.0Thumb1.03-Keto-beta-D-galactose+1.0Thumb
1.03-Ketolactose + 1.0Water ↔ 1.03-Keto-beta-D-galactose + 1.0b-D-Glucose
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1.0Lactose+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Lactose + 1.0Water ↔ 1.0D-Glucose + 1.0D-Galactose
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SMPDB Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Beta-D-Glucose+1.0Thumb
1.0alpha-Lactose + 1.0Water → 1.0beta-D-Galactose + 1.0Beta-D-Glucose + 1.0b-D-Glucose
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Complex Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB03345alpha-D-GlucoseMetaboCard
ECMDB00186alpha-LactoseMetaboCard
ECMDB00516b-D-GlucoseMetaboCard
ECMDB04025beta-D-GalactoseMetaboCard
ECMDB00143D-GalactoseMetaboCard
ECMDB00122D-GlucoseMetaboCard
ECMDB21653GalactanMetaboCard
ECMDB00494WaterMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Component
beta-galactosidase complex
macromolecular complex
protein complex
Function
beta-galactosidase activity
binding
carbohydrate binding
catalytic activity
cation binding
galactosidase activity
hydrolase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on glycosyl bonds
hydrolase activity, hydrolyzing O-glycosyl compounds
ion binding
Process
carbohydrate metabolic process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
Gene Properties
Blattner:b0344
Gene OrientationCounterclockwise
Centisome Percentage:7.81
Left Sequence End362455
Right Sequence End365529
Gene Sequence:
>3075 bp
ATGACCATGATTACGGATTCACTGGCCGTCGTTTTACAACGTCGTGACTGGGAAAACCCT
GGCGTTACCCAACTTAATCGCCTTGCAGCACATCCCCCTTTCGCCAGCTGGCGTAATAGC
GAAGAGGCCCGCACCGATCGCCCTTCCCAACAGTTGCGCAGCCTGAATGGCGAATGGCGC
TTTGCCTGGTTTCCGGCACCAGAAGCGGTGCCGGAAAGCTGGCTGGAGTGCGATCTTCCT
GAGGCCGATACTGTCGTCGTCCCCTCAAACTGGCAGATGCACGGTTACGATGCGCCCATC
TACACCAACGTGACCTATCCCATTACGGTCAATCCGCCGTTTGTTCCCACGGAGAATCCG
ACGGGTTGTTACTCGCTCACATTTAATGTTGATGAAAGCTGGCTACAGGAAGGCCAGACG
CGAATTATTTTTGATGGCGTTAACTCGGCGTTTCATCTGTGGTGCAACGGGCGCTGGGTC
GGTTACGGCCAGGACAGTCGTTTGCCGTCTGAATTTGACCTGAGCGCATTTTTACGCGCC
GGAGAAAACCGCCTCGCGGTGATGGTGCTGCGCTGGAGTGACGGCAGTTATCTGGAAGAT
CAGGATATGTGGCGGATGAGCGGCATTTTCCGTGACGTCTCGTTGCTGCATAAACCGACT
ACACAAATCAGCGATTTCCATGTTGCCACTCGCTTTAATGATGATTTCAGCCGCGCTGTA
CTGGAGGCTGAAGTTCAGATGTGCGGCGAGTTGCGTGACTACCTACGGGTAACAGTTTCT
TTATGGCAGGGTGAAACGCAGGTCGCCAGCGGCACCGCGCCTTTCGGCGGTGAAATTATC
GATGAGCGTGGTGGTTATGCCGATCGCGTCACACTACGTCTGAACGTCGAAAACCCGAAA
CTGTGGAGCGCCGAAATCCCGAATCTCTATCGTGCGGTGGTTGAACTGCACACCGCCGAC
GGCACGCTGATTGAAGCAGAAGCCTGCGATGTCGGTTTCCGCGAGGTGCGGATTGAAAAT
GGTCTGCTGCTGCTGAACGGCAAGCCGTTGCTGATTCGAGGCGTTAACCGTCACGAGCAT
CATCCTCTGCATGGTCAGGTCATGGATGAGCAGACGATGGTGCAGGATATCCTGCTGATG
AAGCAGAACAACTTTAACGCCGTGCGCTGTTCGCATTATCCGAACCATCCGCTGTGGTAC
ACGCTGTGCGACCGCTACGGCCTGTATGTGGTGGATGAAGCCAATATTGAAACCCACGGC
ATGGTGCCAATGAATCGTCTGACCGATGATCCGCGCTGGCTACCGGCGATGAGCGAACGC
GTAACGCGAATGGTGCAGCGCGATCGTAATCACCCGAGTGTGATCATCTGGTCGCTGGGG
AATGAATCAGGCCACGGCGCTAATCACGACGCGCTGTATCGCTGGATCAAATCTGTCGAT
CCTTCCCGCCCGGTGCAGTATGAAGGCGGCGGAGCCGACACCACGGCCACCGATATTATT
TGCCCGATGTACGCGCGCGTGGATGAAGACCAGCCCTTCCCGGCTGTGCCGAAATGGTCC
ATCAAAAAATGGCTTTCGCTACCTGGAGAGACGCGCCCGCTGATCCTTTGCGAATACGCC
CACGCGATGGGTAACAGTCTTGGCGGTTTCGCTAAATACTGGCAGGCGTTTCGTCAGTAT
CCCCGTTTACAGGGCGGCTTCGTCTGGGACTGGGTGGATCAGTCGCTGATTAAATATGAT
GAAAACGGCAACCCGTGGTCGGCTTACGGCGGTGATTTTGGCGATACGCCGAACGATCGC
CAGTTCTGTATGAACGGTCTGGTCTTTGCCGACCGCACGCCGCATCCAGCGCTGACGGAA
GCAAAACACCAGCAGCAGTTTTTCCAGTTCCGTTTATCCGGGCAAACCATCGAAGTGACC
AGCGAATACCTGTTCCGTCATAGCGATAACGAGCTCCTGCACTGGATGGTGGCGCTGGAT
GGTAAGCCGCTGGCAAGCGGTGAAGTGCCTCTGGATGTCGCTCCACAAGGTAAACAGTTG
ATTGAACTGCCTGAACTACCGCAGCCGGAGAGCGCCGGGCAACTCTGGCTCACAGTACGC
GTAGTGCAACCGAACGCGACCGCATGGTCAGAAGCCGGGCACATCAGCGCCTGGCAGCAG
TGGCGTCTGGCGGAAAACCTCAGTGTGACGCTCCCCGCCGCGTCCCACGCCATCCCGCAT
CTGACCACCAGCGAAATGGATTTTTGCATCGAGCTGGGTAATAAGCGTTGGCAATTTAAC
CGCCAGTCAGGCTTTCTTTCACAGATGTGGATTGGCGATAAAAAACAACTGCTGACGCCG
CTGCGCGATCAGTTCACCCGTGCACCGCTGGATAACGACATTGGCGTAAGTGAAGCGACC
CGCATTGACCCTAACGCCTGGGTCGAACGCTGGAAGGCGGCGGGCCATTACCAGGCCGAA
GCAGCGTTGTTGCAGTGCACGGCAGATACACTTGCTGATGCGGTGCTGATTACGACCGCT
CACGCGTGGCAGCATCAGGGGAAAACCTTATTTATCAGCCGGAAAACCTACCGGATTGAT
GGTAGTGGTCAAATGGCGATTACCGTTGATGTTGAAGTGGCGAGCGATACACCGCATCCG
GCGCGGATTGGCCTGAACTGCCAGCTGGCGCAGGTAGCAGAGCGGGTAAACTGGCTCGGA
TTAGGGCCGCAAGAAAACTATCCCGACCGCCTTACTGCCGCCTGTTTTGACCGCTGGGAT
CTGCCATTGTCAGACATGTATACCCCGTACGTCTTCCCGAGCGAAAACGGTCTGCGCTGC
GGGACGCGCGAATTGAATTATGGCCCACACCAGTGGCGCGGCGACTTCCAGTTCAACATC
AGCCGCTACAGTCAACAGCAACTGATGGAAACCAGCCATCGCCATCTGCTGCACGCGGAA
GAAGGCACATGGCTGAATATCGACGGTTTCCATATGGGGATTGGTGGCGACGACTCCTGG
AGCCCGTCAGTATCGGCGGAATTCCAGCTGAGCGCCGGTCGCTACCATTACCAGTTGGTC
TGGTGTCAAAAATAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:1024
Protein Molecular Weight:116482
Protein Theoretical pI:5
PDB File:1JZ2
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>Beta-galactosidase
MTMITDSLAVVLQRRDWENPGVTQLNRLAAHPPFASWRNSEEARTDRPSQQLRSLNGEWR
FAWFPAPEAVPESWLECDLPEADTVVVPSNWQMHGYDAPIYTNVTYPITVNPPFVPTENP
TGCYSLTFNVDESWLQEGQTRIIFDGVNSAFHLWCNGRWVGYGQDSRLPSEFDLSAFLRA
GENRLAVMVLRWSDGSYLEDQDMWRMSGIFRDVSLLHKPTTQISDFHVATRFNDDFSRAV
LEAEVQMCGELRDYLRVTVSLWQGETQVASGTAPFGGEIIDERGGYADRVTLRLNVENPK
LWSAEIPNLYRAVVELHTADGTLIEAEACDVGFREVRIENGLLLLNGKPLLIRGVNRHEH
HPLHGQVMDEQTMVQDILLMKQNNFNAVRCSHYPNHPLWYTLCDRYGLYVVDEANIETHG
MVPMNRLTDDPRWLPAMSERVTRMVQRDRNHPSVIIWSLGNESGHGANHDALYRWIKSVD
PSRPVQYEGGGADTTATDIICPMYARVDEDQPFPAVPKWSIKKWLSLPGETRPLILCEYA
HAMGNSLGGFAKYWQAFRQYPRLQGGFVWDWVDQSLIKYDENGNPWSAYGGDFGDTPNDR
QFCMNGLVFADRTPHPALTEAKHQQQFFQFRLSGQTIEVTSEYLFRHSDNELLHWMVALD
GKPLASGEVPLDVAPQGKQLIELPELPQPESAGQLWLTVRVVQPNATAWSEAGHISAWQQ
WRLAENLSVTLPAASHAIPHLTTSEMDFCIELGNKRWQFNRQSGFLSQMWIGDKKQLLTP
LRDQFTRAPLDNDIGVSEATRIDPNAWVERWKAAGHYQAEAALLQCTADTLADAVLITTA
HAWQHQGKTLFISRKTYRIDGSGQMAITVDVEVASDTPHPARIGLNCQLAQVAERVNWLG
LGPQENYPDRLTAACFDRWDLPLSDMYTPYVFPSENGLRCGTRELNYGPHQWRGDFQFNI
SRYSQQQLMETSHRHLLHAEEGTWLNIDGFHMGIGGDDSWSPSVSAEFQLSAGRYHYQLV
WCQK
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P00722
Uniprot Name:BGAL_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:85674486
PDB ID:1JZ2
Ecogene ID:EG10527
Ecocyc:EG10527
ColiBase:b0344
Kegg Gene:b0344
EchoBASE ID:EB0522
CCDB:BGAL_ECOLI
BacMap:16128329
General Reference:
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