UniProt functional annotation for P00862

UniProt code: P00862.

Organism: Lactobacillus sp. (strain 30a).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Lactobacillales; Lactobacillaceae; Lactobacillus; unclassified Lactobacillus.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=H(+) + L-histidine = CO2 + histamine; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:20840, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:16526, ChEBI:CHEBI:57595, ChEBI:CHEBI:58432; EC=4.1.1.22;
Cofactor: Name=pyruvate; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:15361; Note=Binds 1 pyruvoyl group covalently per subunit.;
Subunit: The proenzyme is a hexamer of identical pi chains; each pi chain monomer is cleaved to form a small (or beta) chain and a large (or alpha) chain by non-hydrolytic self-catalysis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2745463}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.