UniProt functional annotation for P05521

UniProt code: P05521.

Organism: Vibrio harveyi (Beneckea harveyi).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Vibrionales; Vibrionaceae; Vibrio.
 
Function: Acyl transferase is part of the fatty acid reductase system required for aldehyde biosynthesis; it produces fatty acids for the luminescent reaction.
 
Pathway: Lipid metabolism; fatty acid reduction for biolumincescence.
Similarity: Belongs to the LuxD family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.