| UniProt functional annotation for P23256 | |||
| UniProt code: P23256. |
| Organism: | Escherichia coli (strain K12). | |
| Taxonomy: | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia. | |
| Function: | Acts as a beta-cystathionase and as a repressor of the maltose regulon. | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=H2O + L,L-cystathionine = L-homocysteine + NH4(+) + pyruvate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:13965, ChEBI:CHEBI:15361, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:28938, ChEBI:CHEBI:58161, ChEBI:CHEBI:58199; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:7665481}; | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=an S-substituted L-cysteine + H2O = a thiol + NH4(+) + pyruvate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:18121, ChEBI:CHEBI:15361, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:28938, ChEBI:CHEBI:29256, ChEBI:CHEBI:58717; EC=4.4.1.13; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:7665481}; | |
| Cofactor: | Name=pyridoxal 5'-phosphate; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:597326; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:10698925, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7665481}; | |
| Subunit: | Homodimer. Interacts with MalT. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10698925}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the class-II pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family. MalY/PatB cystathionine beta-lyase subfamily. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.