UniProt functional annotation for O31667

UniProt code: O31667.

Organism: Bacillus subtilis (strain 168).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus.
 
Function: Dephosphorylates 2-hydroxy-3-keto-5-methylthiopentenyl-1- phosphate (HK-MTPenyl-1-P) yielding 1,2-dihydroxy-3-keto-5- methylthiopentene (DHK-MTPene). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14551435}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=2-hydroxy-5-methylsulfanyl-3-oxopent-1-enyl phosphate + H2O = 1,2-dihydroxy-5-(methylsulfanyl)pent-1-en-3-one + phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:14481, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:49252, ChEBI:CHEBI:59505; EC=3.1.3.87;
Pathway: Amino-acid biosynthesis; L-methionine biosynthesis via salvage pathway; L-methionine from S-methyl-5-thio-alpha-D-ribose 1-phosphate: step 4/6.
Similarity: Belongs to the HAD-like hydrolase superfamily. MtnX family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.