UniProt functional annotation for Q9X1X7

UniProt code: Q9X1X7.

Organism: Thermotoga maritima (strain ATCC 43589 / DSM 3109 / JCM 10099 / NBRC 100826 / MSB8).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Thermotogae; Thermotogales; Thermotogaceae; Thermotoga.
 
Function: Catalyzes the condensation of iminoaspartate with dihydroxyacetone phosphate to form quinolinate. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00568}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=dihydroxyacetone phosphate + iminosuccinate = H(+) + 2 H2O + phosphate + quinolinate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:25888, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:29959, ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:57642, ChEBI:CHEBI:77875; EC=2.5.1.72; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00568};
Cofactor: Name=[4Fe-4S] cluster; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:49883; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00568}; Note=Binds 1 [4Fe-4S] cluster per subunit. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00568};
Pathway: Cofactor biosynthesis; NAD(+) biosynthesis; quinolinate from iminoaspartate: step 1/1. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00568}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00568}.
Similarity: Belongs to the quinolinate synthase A family. Type 2 subfamily. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00568}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.