UniProt functional annotation for P42980

UniProt code: P42980.

Organism: Bacillus subtilis (strain 168).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus.
 
Function: Catalyzes the formation of methylglyoxal from dihydroxyacetone phosphate. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00549}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=dihydroxyacetone phosphate = methylglyoxal + phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:17937, ChEBI:CHEBI:17158, ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:57642; EC=4.2.3.3; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00549};
Similarity: Belongs to the methylglyoxal synthase family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00549, ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.