| UniProt functional annotation for Q8YXQ9 | |||
| UniProt code: Q8YXQ9. |
| Organism: | Nostoc sp. (strain PCC 7120 / SAG 25.82 / UTEX 2576). | |
| Taxonomy: | Bacteria; Cyanobacteria; Nostocales; Nostocaceae; Nostoc. | |
| Function: | Catalyzes the transfer of the phosphoribosyl group of 5- phosphorylribose-1-pyrophosphate (PRPP) to anthranilate to yield N-(5'- phosphoribosyl)-anthranilate (PRA). {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00211}. | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=diphosphate + N-(5-phospho-beta-D-ribosyl)anthranilate = 5- phospho-alpha-D-ribose 1-diphosphate + anthranilate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:11768, ChEBI:CHEBI:16567, ChEBI:CHEBI:18277, ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:58017; EC=2.4.2.18; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00211}; | |
| Cofactor: | Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00211}; Note=Binds 2 magnesium ions per monomer. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00211}; | |
| Pathway: | Amino-acid biosynthesis; L-tryptophan biosynthesis; L- tryptophan from chorismate: step 2/5. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00211}. | |
| Subunit: | Homodimer. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00211, ECO:0000269|Ref.2}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the anthranilate phosphoribosyltransferase family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00211}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.