UniProt functional annotation for P36946

UniProt code: P36946.

Organism: Bacillus subtilis (strain 168).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus.
 
Function: Catalyzes the interconversion of beta-pyran and beta-furan forms of D-ribose. {ECO:0000250}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=beta-D-ribopyranose = beta-D-ribofuranose; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:25432, ChEBI:CHEBI:27476, ChEBI:CHEBI:47002; EC=5.4.99.62;
Pathway: Carbohydrate metabolism; D-ribose degradation; D-ribose 5- phosphate from beta-D-ribopyranose: step 1/2.
Subunit: Homodecamer; dimer of pentamers. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12738765}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305}.
Similarity: Belongs to the RbsD / FucU family. RbsD subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.