UniProt functional annotation for P11961

UniProt code: P11961.

Organism: Geobacillus stearothermophilus (Bacillus stearothermophilus).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Geobacillus.
 
Function: The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex catalyzes the overall conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and CO(2). It contains multiple copies of three enzymatic components: pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1), dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase (E2) and lipoamide dehydrogenase (E3).
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=(R)-N(6)-dihydrolipoyl-L-lysyl-[protein] + acetyl-CoA = (R)- N(6)-(S(8)-acetyldihydrolipoyl)-L-lysyl-[protein] + CoA; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:17017, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10475, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10478, ChEBI:CHEBI:57287, ChEBI:CHEBI:57288, ChEBI:CHEBI:83100, ChEBI:CHEBI:83111; EC=2.3.1.12;
Cofactor: Name=(R)-lipoate; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:83088; Note=Binds 1 lipoyl cofactor covalently.;
Subunit: Forms a 60-polypeptide structural core with icosahedral symmetry.
Similarity: Belongs to the 2-oxoacid dehydrogenase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.