UniProt functional annotation for O58690

UniProt code: O58690.

Organism: Pyrococcus horikoshii (strain ATCC 700860 / DSM 12428 / JCM 9974 / NBRC 100139 / OT-3).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Thermococci; Thermococcales; Thermococcaceae; Pyrococcus.
 
Function: Hydrolyzes mannosyl-3-phosphoglycerate (MPG) to form the osmolyte mannosylglycerate (MG). The enzyme is absolutely specific for MPG. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11562374}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=2-O-(alpha-D-mannosyl)-3-phosphoglycerate + H2O = (2R)-2-O- (alpha-D-mannosyl)-glycerate + phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:19309, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:57541, ChEBI:CHEBI:57744; EC=3.1.3.70; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00617, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11562374};
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00617, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11562374, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19018103};
Pathway: Carbohydrate biosynthesis; 2-(alpha-D-mannosyl)-D-glycerate biosynthesis; 2-(alpha-D-mannosyl)-D-glycerate from GDP-alpha-D-mannose (MPG route): step 2/2. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00617}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00617}.
Similarity: Belongs to the HAD-like hydrolase superfamily. MPGP family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00617}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.