Table 1. Deduced ORFs and their predicted functions in the xim gene cluster.
| Gene | Size (aa)a | Proposed function | Protein homologb | Accession No. | Protein similarity/identity, (%/%) |
| ximA (ORF5311) | 520 | amide synthetase | putative substrate-CoA ligase | WP_009721027.1 | 94/89 |
| ximB (ORF5313) | 313 | 4-hydroxybenzoate geranyltransferase | Putative 4-hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase | WP_009721026.1 | 92/90 |
| ximC (ORF5314) | 196 | chorismate lyase | hypothetical protein | un-annotated ORF | (86/78)c |
| ximD (ORF5315) | 473 | epoxidase | secreted protein | WP_009721025.1 | 94/89 |
| ximE (ORF5316) | 124 | SnoaL-like cyclase | hypothetical protein | WP_009721024.1 | 94/92 |
a
aa, amino acids.
b
genome annotation based on Streptomyces himastatinicus ATCC 53653 whole genome shotgun sequence cont1.771.
c
DNA sequence identity of 86% was observed in the un-annotated ORF in Streptomyces himastatinicus ATCC 53653 cont1.771, whole genome shotgun sequence.