UniProt functional annotation for Q9L0T8

UniProt code: Q9L0T8.

Organism: Streptomyces coelicolor (strain ATCC BAA-471 / A3(2) / M145).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Actinobacteria; Streptomycetales; Streptomycetaceae; Streptomyces; Streptomyces albidoflavus group.
 
Function: Catalyzes the dehydration of chorismate into 3-[(1- carboxyvinyl)oxy]benzoate, a step in the biosynthesis of menaquinone (MK, vitamin K2). {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00995}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=chorismate = 3-[(1-carboxyvinyl)-oxy]benzoate + H2O; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:40051, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:29748, ChEBI:CHEBI:76981; EC=4.2.1.151; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00995};
Pathway: Quinol/quinone metabolism; menaquinone biosynthesis. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00995, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18801996}.
Disruption phenotype: Cells lacking this gene require menaquinone-4 (MK 4) for their growth. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18801996}.
Similarity: Belongs to the MqnA/MqnD family. MqnA subfamily. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00995}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.