UniProt functional annotation for Q03161

UniProt code: Q03161.

Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces.
 
Function: Catalyzes the interconversion between the alpha and beta anomers from at least three hexose 6-phosphate sugars (Glc6P, Gal6P, and Man6P). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16857670}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=alpha-D-glucose 6-phosphate = beta-D-glucose 6-phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:16249, ChEBI:CHEBI:58225, ChEBI:CHEBI:58247; EC=5.1.3.15; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:16857670};
Miscellaneous: Present with 8580 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562106}.
Similarity: Belongs to the glucose-6-phosphate 1-epimerase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.