Rv3391, (MTV004.49), len: 650 aa. Possible acrA1,multi functional protein with fatty acyl-CoA reductase activity in C-terminal part. Indeed C-terminal part highly similar to P94129|ACR1 fatty acyl-CoA reductase from Acinetobacter calcoaceticus (295 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 767, E(): 1.4e-36, (45.4% identity in 260 aa overlap); and similar to other oxidoreductases dehydrogenases/reductases e.g. Q9Y3A1 CGI-93 protein (similarity with SDR family) from Homo sapiens (Human) (291 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 363,E(): 1.5e-13, (38.65% identity in 194 aa overlap); Q9L146|SC6D11.09 putative oxidoredu [...]

Triacylglycerol lipase; Responsible for the utilization of stored long-chain triacylglycerol (TG) during dormancy and reactivation stage of the infection cycle. Catalyzes the hydrolysis of long-chain triacylglycerol with high specific activity; In the C-terminal section; belongs to the 'GDXG' lipolytic enzyme family.

Rv3733c, (MTV025.081c), len: 166 aa. Conserved hypothetical protein, highly similar to Q9FCB0|2SCG58.03 putative mutt-like protein from Streptomyces coelicolor (153 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 541, E(): 7.2e-29, (52.7% identity in 148 aa overlap); and BAB49143|MLR1881 hypothetical protein from Rhizobium loti (Mesorhizobium loti) (156 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 526, E(): 7.2e-28,(52.65% identity in 150 aa overlap).

Diacylglycerol kinase; Catalyzes the phosphorylation of diacylglycerol (DAG) into phosphatidic acid. Is involved in the biosynthesis of phosphatidylinositol mannosides (PIMs), probably via a role in the biosynthesis of phosphatidylinositol (PI), a PIM precursor, which is derived from phosphatidic acid (By similarity); Belongs to the diacylglycerol/lipid kinase family.

Possible oxidoreductase; Rv0547c, (MTCY25D10.26c), len: 294 aa. Possible oxidoreductase, similar to various oxidoreductases e.g. fatty acyl-CoA reductase from Acinetobacter calcoaceticus (295 aa); NP_280196.1|NC_002607 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase from Halobacterium sp. NRC-1 (255 aa); NP_349214.1|NC_003030 Short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase family protein from Clostridium acetobutylicum (255 aa); etc. Also similar to several proteins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis e.g. Y04M_MYCTU|Q10783 putative oxidoreductase (341 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 644, E(): 0, (46.1% identity in [...]

Conserved protein; Rv2627c, (MTCY01A10.05), len: 413 aa. Conserved protein. Some similarity in C-terminal part of O53697|Rv0293c|MTV035.21c hypothetical 44.0 KDA protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (400 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 392, E(): 1.9e-17, (31.1% identity in 299 aa overlap). Alternative nucleotide at position 2954439 (T->C; R104G) has been observed. Predicted possible vaccine candidate (See Zvi et al., 2008).

Polyketide synthase Pks2; Catalyzes the synthesis of the hepta- and octamethyl phthioceranic acids and/or hydroxyphthioceranic acids that are the major acyl constituents of sulfolipids.

Conserved protein; Rv0825c, (MTV043.17c), len: 213 aa. Conserved protein, highly similar, but in part (between aa ~43-96) to fadD27|Rv0275c|MTV035.03 putative fatty-acid-CoA ligase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (241 aa), FASTA scores: E(): 7.3e-09, (32.6% identity in 190 aa overlap). Also shows similarity with other proteins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis e.g. Rv0078|AL0214|MTV030_22 (201 aa), FASTA scores: opt:118, E(): 0.32, (34.5% identity in 113 aa overlap); etc.

Rv2940c, (MTCY24G1.09, MTCY19H9.08c), len: 2111 aa. Probable mas, mycocerosic acid synthase membrane associated, multifunctional enzyme (see citations below),almost identical to Q02251|MCAS_MYCBO|mas mycocerosic acid synthase from Mycobacterium bovis (2110 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 13226, E(): 0, (95.8% identity in 2115 aa overlap) (see Mathur & Kolattukudy 1992); and equivalent to Q9CD78|mas|ML0139 putative mycocerosic synthase from Mycobacterium leprae (2116 aa), FASTA scores: opt: 12142,E(): 0, (87.95% identity in 2119 aa overlap); and Q49624|PKS3|MASA|ML1229|B1170_C2_209 probable myc [...]