UniProt functional annotation for Q7M523

UniProt code: Q7M523.

Organism: Cyberlindnera saturnus (Yeast) (Williopsis saturnus).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Phaffomycetaceae; Cyberlindnera.
 
Function: Catalyzes a cyclopropane ring-opening reaction, the irreversible conversion of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) to ammonia and alpha-ketobutyrate.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate + H2O = 2-oxobutanoate + NH4(+); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:16933, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:16763, ChEBI:CHEBI:28938, ChEBI:CHEBI:58360; EC=3.5.99.7;
Cofactor: Name=pyridoxal 5'-phosphate; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:597326;
Subunit: Homodimer.
Similarity: Belongs to the ACC deaminase/D-cysteine desulfhydrase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.