UniProt functional annotation for Q50497

UniProt code: Q50497.

Organism: Methanothermobacter marburgensis (strain ATCC BAA-927 / DSM 2133 / JCM 14651 / NBRC 100331 / OCM 82 / Marburg) (Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Methanomada group; Methanobacteria; Methanobacteriales; Methanobacteriaceae; Methanothermobacter.
 
Function: Probably functions as an electron acceptor for a hydrogenase; however there is an uncharacterized intermediate between the hydrogenase and flavoprotein A.
 
Cofactor: Name=FMN; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:58210; Note=Binds 1 FMN per subunit.;
Cofactor: Name=Fe cation; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:24875; Note=Binds 2 iron ions per subunit.;
Subunit: Homodimer or homotetramer.
Induction: By iron limitation.
Similarity: In the N-terminal section; belongs to the zinc metallo- hydrolase group 3 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.