Table 3.

Identification of genome loci in A. acidocaldarius strain DSM 446 genome that encodes putative carbohydrate deacetylase enzymes

Gene locus	Product name	Enzyme Commission number	Family	Signal sequence	Transmembrane helices
Aaci_0255	Polysaccharide deacetylase	EC:3.1.1.72 3.5.1.-	4	No	No
Aaci_0863	N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate deacetylase	EC:3.5.1.25 3.5.1.80	9	No	No
Aaci_0881	LmbE family protein	EC:3.5.1.-	14	No	No
Aaci_0954	LmbE family protein	EC:3.5.1.-	14	No	No
Aaci_1372	Polysaccharide deacetylase	EC:3.1.1.72 3.5.1.-	4	Yes (28/29)	No
Aaci_1443	Polysaccharide deacetylase	EC:3.1.1.72 3.5.1.-	4	No	No
Aaci_1912	Polysaccharide deacetylase	EC:3.1.1.72 3.5.1.-	4	No	No
Aaci_2070	LmbE family protein	EC:3.5.1.-	14	No	No

Classification of Enzyme Commission and carbohydrate deacetylase family numbers were obtained from the Carbohydrate-Active enZYme database (CAZY). Signal sequences and transmembrane helices were taken from JGI-IMG, and signal sequences were verified using the SignalP program