TABLE 3.

Identified genes coding for the enzymes of the pentose metabolism in T. tenax

Enzyme	EC no.	COG no.a	Gene	Accession no.	Evidence value and best hitb
Ribosephosphate isomerase	5.3.1.6	0120	rpiA	AJ621331	5e-72 P. aerophilum
Transketolase	2.2.1.1		tktA
N-terminal section		3959		AJ621311	7e-94 P. aerophilum, N-terminal section
C-terminal section		3958		AJ621312	7e-70 P. aerophilum, C-terminal section
Deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase	4.1.2.4	0274	deoC	AJ621351	8e-51 M. thermautotrophicus
Ribokinase	2.7.1.15	0524	rbsK	AJ621324	1.0e-108 P. aerophilum, sugar kinase, possible phosphofructokinase

^aFor definition, see Table 1, footnote b.

^bFor definition, see Table 1, footnote c.