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.