has_part has part has_part has disposition at some time B. abortus purD mutant attenuated disposition B. melitensis 16M purD mutant The gene purD from the strain Brucella melitensis bv. 1 str. 16M is a virulence gene. PMID: IMP biosynthesis UniProtKB accession: Q8YFK1 NCBIGene: 1197230 YH A mutant of strain Brucella melitensis bv. 1 str. 16M that lacks an intact gene purD. Information about the mutated molecule: CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: ATP + 5-phospho-D-ribosylamine + glycine = ADP + phosphate + N(1)-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)glycinamide(Swiss-Prot: Q8G2B1). PATHWAY: Nucleotide biosynthesis BMEI1519 phosphoribosylamine--glycine ligase