UniProt functional annotation for Q9X0R7

UniProt code: Q9X0R7.

Organism: Thermotoga maritima (strain ATCC 43589 / DSM 3109 / JCM 10099 / NBRC 100826 / MSB8).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Thermotogae; Thermotogales; Thermotogaceae; Thermotoga.
 
Function: Catalyzes the formation of methylglyoxal from dihydroxyacetone phosphate. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00549}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=dihydroxyacetone phosphate = methylglyoxal + phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:17937, ChEBI:CHEBI:17158, ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:57642; EC=4.2.3.3; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00549};
Similarity: Belongs to the methylglyoxal synthase family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00549}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=AAD36260.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.