UniProt functional annotation for P11959

UniProt code: P11959.

Organism: Geobacillus stearothermophilus (Bacillus stearothermophilus).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Geobacillus.
 
Function: Lipoamide dehydrogenase is a component of the alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase complexes.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=(R)-N(6)-dihydrolipoyl-L-lysyl-[protein] + NAD(+) = (R)-N(6)- lipoyl-L-lysyl-[protein] + H(+) + NADH; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:15045, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10474, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10475, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:57540, ChEBI:CHEBI:57945, ChEBI:CHEBI:83099, ChEBI:CHEBI:83100; EC=1.8.1.4;
Cofactor: Name=FAD; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:57692; Note=Binds 1 FAD per subunit.;
Subunit: Homodimer. Identified in a complex with PdhC. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8805537}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm.
Miscellaneous: The active site is a redox-active disulfide bond.
Similarity: Belongs to the class-I pyridine nucleotide-disulfide oxidoreductase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.