TABLE 1.

Summary of ORFs in the cloned DNA

Protein	No. of aaa	Proposed function	Sequence homolog (protein name, origin)	Identity (%)	Protein accession no.
ORF1	247	Glycine-sarcosine methyltransferase	SIAM614_20226, Stappia aggregata IAM12614	37	EAV43187
ORF2	515	Peptide synthase	Ppro3117, Pelobacter propionicus DSM2397	31	ABL00711
ORF3	156	Cyanate hydratase	MAB0054c, Mycobacterium abscessus	77	CAM60154
ORF4	273	Unknown	SSCG01501, Streptomyces clavuligerus ATCC 27064	39	EDY48220
ORF5	459	Proline permease	SAV5161, Streptomyces avermitilis MA-4680	61	BAC72873
DcsA	265	Unknown	Csal1088, Chromohalobacter salexigens DSM3043	50	ABE58444
DcsB	273	Arginase	RocF, Erwinia tasmaniensis	43	CAO97798
DcsC	287	Diaminopimelate epimerase	DapF, Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris	60	AAM42769
DcsD	324	O-Acetylserine sulfhydrylase	Csal1086, Chromohalobacter salexigens DSM3043	73	ABE58442
DcsE	374	Homoserine O-acetyltransferase	Smal2708, Stenotrophomonas maltophila R551-3	63	ACF52408
DcsF	267	Short-chain dehydrogenase	XCV1542, Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria	59	CAJ23174
DcsG	299	Unknown	Csal1083, Chromohalobacter salexigens DSM3043	39	ABE58440
DcsH	337	Unknown	Haur2023, Herpetosiphon aurantiacus ATCC 23779	30	ABX04666
DcsI	345	d-alanyl-d-alanine ligase	DdlS, Streptomyces lavendulae ATCC 25233	93	BAD60786
DcsJ	299	Membrane protein	OrfB, Streptomyces garyphalus (CSH) 5-12	97	BAD05865
ORF6	147	Acetyltransferase	OrfIII, Streptomyces lavendulae ATCC 25233	89	BAD60788
ORF7	261	Aminoglycoside phosphotransferase	Sare1186, Salinispora arenicola CNS-205	40	ABV97094
ORF8	217	Methyltransferase	OrfD, Streptomyces garyphalus (CSH) 5-12	93	BAD05867
ORF9	85	Unknown	OrfE, Streptomyces garyphalus (CSH) 5-12	94	BAD05868
ORF10	260	Lipoprotein	OrfF, Streptomyces garyphalus (CSH) 5-12	88	BAD05869
ORF11	242	Transcriptional regulator	SSAG06618, Streptomyces sp. Mg1	49	EDX26827
ORF12	197	Unknown	SSEG02386, “Streptomyces sviceus” ATCC 29083	47	EDY55086

^aaa, amino acids.