UniProt functional annotation for A9CEQ8

UniProt code: A9CEQ8.

Organism: Agrobacterium fabrum (strain C58 / ATCC 33970) (Agrobacterium tumefaciens (strain C58)).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rhizobiales; Rhizobiaceae; Rhizobium/Agrobacterium group; Agrobacterium; Agrobacterium tumefaciens complex.
 
Function: Catalyzes the ring opening of D-galactaro-1,4-lactone to yield 5-keto-4-deoxy-D-glucarate (KDG) via a beta-elimination reaction. This is a step in the oxidative degradation pathway of D-galacturonate, which allows A.tumefaciens to utilize D-galacturonate as a sole carbon source. To a lesser extent, can also use D-glucaro-1,4-lactone as substrate to produce KDG, but cannot use D-galactaro-1,5-lactone, D- glucaro-6,3-lactone and linear D-glucarate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22493433, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24450804}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=D-glucaro-1,4-lactone = 5-dehydro-4-deoxy-D-glucarate + H(+); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:45604, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:42819, ChEBI:CHEBI:85336; EC=5.5.1.27; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:22493433, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24450804};
Catalytic activity: Reaction=D-galactaro-1,4-lactone = 5-dehydro-4-deoxy-D-glucarate + H(+); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:45600, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:42819, ChEBI:CHEBI:85317; EC=5.5.1.27; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:22493433, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24450804};
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:22493433};
Biophysicochemical properties: pH dependence: Optimum pH is 8.5. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22493433};
Pathway: Carbohydrate acid metabolism; D-galacturonate degradation via prokaryotic oxidative pathway. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24450804}.
Subunit: Homooctamer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22493433, ECO:0000269|Ref.5}.
Similarity: Belongs to the mandelate racemase/muconate lactonizing enzyme family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.