UniProt functional annotation for Q01738

UniProt code: Q01738.

Organism: Phanerochaete chrysosporium (White-rot fungus) (Sporotrichum pruinosum).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Basidiomycota; Agaricomycotina; Agaricomycetes; Polyporales; Phanerochaetaceae; Phanerochaete.
 
Function: Degrades both lignin and cellulose. Oxidizes cellobiose to cellobionolactone.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=A + D-cellobiose = AH2 + D-cellobiono-1,5-lactone; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:23484, ChEBI:CHEBI:13193, ChEBI:CHEBI:17057, ChEBI:CHEBI:17499, ChEBI:CHEBI:17863; EC=1.1.99.18;
Cofactor: Name=FAD; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:57692; Note=Binds 1 FAD per subunit.;
Cofactor: Name=heme; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:30413; Note=Binds 1 heme group per subunit.;
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Similarity: In the C-terminal section; belongs to the GMC oxidoreductase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.