| 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.