UniProt functional annotation for Q9WYD1

UniProt code: Q9WYD1.

Organism: Thermotoga maritima (strain ATCC 43589 / DSM 3109 / JCM 10099 / NBRC 100826 / MSB8).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Thermotogae; Thermotogales; Thermotogaceae; Thermotoga.
 
Function: Transaldolase is important for the balance of metabolites in the pentose-phosphate pathway. Does not show fructose-6-P aldolase activity. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11120740}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + D-sedoheptulose 7-phosphate = beta-D-fructose 6-phosphate + D-erythrose 4-phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:17053, ChEBI:CHEBI:16897, ChEBI:CHEBI:57483, ChEBI:CHEBI:57634, ChEBI:CHEBI:59776; EC=2.2.1.2; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:11120740};
Pathway: Carbohydrate degradation; pentose phosphate pathway; D- glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and beta-D-fructose 6-phosphate from D- ribose 5-phosphate and D-xylulose 5-phosphate (non-oxidative stage): step 2/3.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305}.
Similarity: Belongs to the transaldolase family. Type 3B subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.