| Type: | Family | Name: | Ethanolamine utilisation EutJ |
| Description: | Salmonella typhimuriumis capable of growth on ethanolamine as a sole source of carbon nitrogen and energy []. During growth on this compound the cells form a multimolecular structure known as a metabolosome, which is similar to the carboxysome used by some photosynthetic bacteria to fix CO2, and is thought to contain the enzymes needed to metabolise this compound to acetyl-CoA. The metabolosome is not directly involved in the biochemistry of ethanolamine utilization - instead its role is thought to be to concentrate the enzymes involved in this process, while also protecting the cell from the build-up of toxic intermediates []. The genes involved in growth on ethanolamine are encoded in a 17-gene operon known as the ethanolamine utilization (eut) operon. EutJ shows similarity to chaperonins and may play a role in assembly of the metabolosme [], though it is not necessary for growth on this compound. | Short Name: | EutJ |
