UniProt functional annotation for Q7SIC2

UniProt code: Q7SIC2.

Organism: Aspergillus japonicus.
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Pezizomycotina; Eurotiomycetes; Eurotiomycetidae; Eurotiales; Aspergillaceae; Aspergillus.
 
Function: Performs the first step in the degradation of the flavonoid quercetin by a dioxygenase reaction. The enzyme catalyzes the cleavage of the O-heteroaromatic ring of the flavonol quercetin yielding the depside 2-protocatechuoyl-phloroglucinol carboxylic acid and carbon monoxide. This involves the remarkable dioxygenolytic cleavage of two carbon-carbon bonds.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=O2 + quercetin = 2-(3,4-dihydroxybenzoyloxy)-4,6- dihydroxybenzoate + CO; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:15381, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:17245, ChEBI:CHEBI:57628, ChEBI:CHEBI:57694; EC=1.13.11.24;
Cofactor: Name=Cu cation; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:23378; Note=Binds 1 copper ion per subunit.;
Activity regulation: Inhibited by diethyldithiocarbamate and kojic acid.
Pathway: Flavonoid metabolism; quercetin degradation.
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12069585, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12486225}.
Ptm: The N-linked glycan at Asn-191 consists of Man(5)-GlcNAc(2).

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.