| UniProt functional annotation for Q5SJ28 | |||
| UniProt code: Q5SJ28. |
| Organism: | Thermus thermophilus (strain ATCC 27634 / DSM 579 / HB8). | |
| Taxonomy: | Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Thermales; Thermaceae; Thermus. | |
| Function: | Catalyzes a reversible aldol reaction between acetaldehyde and D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to generate 2-deoxy-D-ribose 5- phosphate. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00114}. | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=2-deoxy-D-ribose 5-phosphate = acetaldehyde + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:12821, ChEBI:CHEBI:15343, ChEBI:CHEBI:59776, ChEBI:CHEBI:62877; EC=4.1.2.4; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00114}; | |
| Pathway: | Carbohydrate degradation; 2-deoxy-D-ribose 1-phosphate degradation; D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and acetaldehyde from 2- deoxy-alpha-D-ribose 1-phosphate: step 2/2. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00114}. | |
| Subunit: | Homotetramer, in solution and in the crystal structure. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15388928}. | |
| Subcellular location: | Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00114}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the DeoC/FbaB aldolase family. DeoC type 1 subfamily. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00114}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.