| UniProt functional annotation for P00349 | |||
| UniProt code: P00349. |
| Organism: | Ovis aries (Sheep). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Ruminantia; Pecora; Bovidae; Caprinae; Ovis. | |
| Function: | Catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of 6-phosphogluconate to ribulose 5-phosphate and CO(2), with concomitant reduction of NADP to NADPH. | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=6-phospho-D-gluconate + NADP(+) = CO2 + D-ribulose 5-phosphate + NADPH; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:10116, ChEBI:CHEBI:16526, ChEBI:CHEBI:57783, ChEBI:CHEBI:58121, ChEBI:CHEBI:58349, ChEBI:CHEBI:58759; EC=1.1.1.44; | |
| Pathway: | Carbohydrate degradation; pentose phosphate pathway; D- ribulose 5-phosphate from D-glucose 6-phosphate (oxidative stage): step 3/3. | |
| Subunit: | Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15299295, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7922042}. | |
| Subcellular location: | Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
| Sequence caution: | Sequence=Ref.2; Type=Miscellaneous discrepancy; Note=Incorrect CNBR peptide order. Many sequencing errors.; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.