UniProt functional annotation for Q9M6U3

UniProt code: Q9M6U3.

Organism: Brassica juncea (Indian mustard) (Sinapis juncea).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Brassiceae; Brassica.
 
Function: This enzyme condenses acetyl-CoA with acetoacetyl-CoA to form HMG-CoA, which is the substrate for HMG-CoA reductase. {ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU364071}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=acetoacetyl-CoA + acetyl-CoA + H2O = (3S)-hydroxy-3- methylglutaryl-CoA + CoA + H(+); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:10188, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:43074, ChEBI:CHEBI:57286, ChEBI:CHEBI:57287, ChEBI:CHEBI:57288; EC=2.3.3.10; Evidence={ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU364071};
Pathway: Metabolic intermediate biosynthesis; (R)-mevalonate biosynthesis; (R)-mevalonate from acetyl-CoA: step 2/3. {ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU364071}.
Similarity: Belongs to the thiolase-like superfamily. HMG-CoA synthase family. {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00007061, ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU364071}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.