This web page was produced as an assignment for an undergraduate course at Davidson College.



Triose phosphate isomerase (TIM) is a metabolic enzyme involved in glycolysis. It catalyzes the conversion of dihydroxyacetone phosphate into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate.

The following information was accessed through Genbank.

Chime (.pdb) image of triose phosphate isomerase (dimer):

Below are links to the amino acid and nucleotide sequences for five genome organisms:

Species
Amino Acid Sequence?
Nucleotide Sequence?
Yes
Yes, mRNA, cDNA
Yes
Yes, whole gene, cDNA
Yes
Yes, whole gene
Yes
Yes, whole gene, cDNA
Yes
Yes, whole gene

Go to my MacDNAsis analysis of TIM


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