Ectoine hydrolase

UniProtKB accession:  E1V7W1

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UniProtKB description:  Involved in the degradation of ectoine, which allows H.elongata to utilize ectoine as both a carbon and a nitrogen source for growth. Catalyzes the hydrolysis of ectoine to N-acetyl-L-2,4-diaminobutyric acid (N-Ac-DABA). It can produce both isoforms N-gamma-acetyl-L-2,4-diaminobutyric acid (N-gamma-Ac-DABA) and N-alpha-acetyl-L-2,4-diaminobutyric acid (-Nalpha-Ac-DABA), however N-alpha-Ac-DABA is the essential substrate for the subsequent catabolic enzyme DoeB.