UniProt functional annotation for P43577

UniProt code: P43577.

Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=acetyl-CoA + D-glucosamine 6-phosphate = CoA + H(+) + N- acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:10292, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:57287, ChEBI:CHEBI:57288, ChEBI:CHEBI:57513, ChEBI:CHEBI:58725; EC=2.3.1.4; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:9867860};
Pathway: Nucleotide-sugar biosynthesis; UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D- glucosamine biosynthesis; N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate from alpha-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate (route I): step 1/2.
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11278591}.
Miscellaneous: Present with 2550 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562106}.
Similarity: Belongs to the acetyltransferase family. GNA1 subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.