UniProt functional annotation for P39304

UniProt code: P39304.

Organism: Escherichia coli (strain K12).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia.
 
Function: Catalyzes the decarboxylation of 3-keto-L-gulonate-6-P into L-xylulose-5-P. Is involved in the anaerobic L-ascorbate utilization. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11741871}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=3-dehydro-L-gulonate 6-phosphate + H(+) = CO2 + L-xylulose 5- phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:14353, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:16526, ChEBI:CHEBI:57829, ChEBI:CHEBI:58774; EC=4.1.1.85;
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Note=Binds 1 Mg(2+) ion per subunit.;
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=0.67 mM for 3-keto-L-gulonate-6-P {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15157077};
Pathway: Cofactor degradation; L-ascorbate degradation; D-xylulose 5- phosphate from L-ascorbate: step 2/4.
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11900527, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15157078, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15697207}.
Induction: Induced by L-ascorbate. Repressed by UlaR. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12374842, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14996803}.
Miscellaneous: The reaction mechanism proceeds via the formation of a Mg(2+) ion-stabilized 1,2-cis-enediolate intermediate. Water molecules competitively shuttle protons from the side chains of His-136 and Arg- 139 to alternate faces of this intermediate. The active site is located at the interface of the component polypeptides.
Similarity: Belongs to the HPS/KGPDC family. KGPDC subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.