UniProt functional annotation for P10802

UniProt code: P10802.

Organism: Azotobacter vinelandii.
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Pseudomonadales; Pseudomonadaceae; Azotobacter.
 
Function: The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex catalyzes the overall conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and CO(2). It contains multiple copies of three enzymatic components: pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1), dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase (E2) and lipoamide dehydrogenase (E3).
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=(R)-N(6)-dihydrolipoyl-L-lysyl-[protein] + acetyl-CoA = (R)- N(6)-(S(8)-acetyldihydrolipoyl)-L-lysyl-[protein] + CoA; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:17017, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10475, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10478, ChEBI:CHEBI:57287, ChEBI:CHEBI:57288, ChEBI:CHEBI:83100, ChEBI:CHEBI:83111; EC=2.3.1.12;
Cofactor: Name=(R)-lipoate; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:83088; Evidence={ECO:0000250}; Note=Binds 3 lipoyl cofactors covalently. {ECO:0000250};
Subunit: Forms a 24-polypeptide structural core with octahedral symmetry.
Similarity: Belongs to the 2-oxoacid dehydrogenase family. {ECO:0000305}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=CAA30987.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.