UniProt functional annotation for O31156

UniProt code: O31156.

Organism: Bacillus cereus.
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus; Bacillus cereus group.
 
Function: Involved in phosphonate degradation.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=H2O + phosphonoacetaldehyde = acetaldehyde + H(+) + phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:18905, ChEBI:CHEBI:15343, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:58383; EC=3.11.1.1;
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Note=Binds 1 Mg(2+) ion per subunit.;
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=33 uM for phosphonoacetaldehyde (at pH 7.0, 25 degrees Celsius);
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10666607, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10956028, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14670958, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15109258}.
Similarity: Belongs to the HAD-like hydrolase superfamily. PhnX family. {ECO:0000305}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=AAB86434.2; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.