TABLE 1.

Deduced functions of identified ORFs

ORF	Size (no. of amino acids)	Homology toa:	Proposed functionb	% Identity of product	Origin	Reference(s)	Nucleotide sequence accession no.
novV	297	dTDP-1-glucose synthase	I	62	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	39	U55242
novT	336	dTDP-glucose 4,6-dehydratase	II	61	Saccharopolyspora erythraea	34	L37354.1
novW	207	dTDP-4-keto-6-deoxyglucose 3,5-epimerase	III	50	Streptomyces griseus	47	P29783
novS	288	dTDP-4-keto-6-deoxyhexose reductase	IV	53	Streptomyces griseus	47	P29781
novU	420	Methyltransferase	V	36	Saccharopolyspora erythraea	17, 18	X60379
novH	600	Peptide synthetase	VI?	46	Amycolatopsis orientalis	64	AJ223998
novL	527	Acyl-CoA-synthetase	VI?	41	Streptomyces coelicolor	51	AL049763.1
novM	379	Glycosyl transferase	VII	45	Streptomyces argillaceus	14	AF077869.1
novP	262	O-Methyltransferase	VIII	54	Micromonospora griseorubida	24	D16097.1
novN	677	O-Carbamoyltransferase	IX	45	Rhizobium sp.	16	P55474
novO	230	Methyltransferase	X	27	Streptomyces lincolnensis	45	S44970
novA	635	ABC transporter		42	Amycolatopsis orientalis	64	AJ223999
novB	284	Aminodeoxychorismate lyase (?)	Unknown	34	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	7	Z83863
novC	352	Oxidoreductase (?)	Unknown	40	Streptomyces coelicolor	51	AL078610.1
novD	143	Hypothetical protein	Unknown	57	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	7	Q50742
novE	217	lmbU	Unknown	45	Streptomyces lincolnensis	45	S44974
novF	362	Oxidoreductase	Unknown	44	Streptomyces coelicolor	51	AL078610.1
novG	318	Regulatory protein	Regulator (?)	47	Streptomyces griseus	13	P08076
novI	407	Cytochrome P-450	Unknown	38	Amycolatopsis orientalis	64	AJ223998
				36	Pseudomonas incognita	53	L23310
novJ	262	3-Ketoacyl-[ACP]-reductase	Unknown	46	Vibrio harveyi	57	P55336
novK	244	Reductase (?)	Unknown	32	Klebsiella terrigena	4	Q04520
novQ	271		Unknown
novR	270		Unknown

^aCoA, coenzyme A; ABC, ATP-binding cassette. 

^bSee Fig. 1.