| UniProt functional annotation for Q5SLX2 | |||
| UniProt code: Q5SLX2. |
| Organism: | Thermus thermophilus (strain ATCC 27634 / DSM 579 / HB8). | |
| Taxonomy: | Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Thermales; Thermaceae; Thermus. | |
| Function: | Catalyzes the formation of 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D- erythritol from CTP and 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP). {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00108}. | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate + CTP + H(+) = 4-CDP-2-C- methyl-D-erythritol + diphosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:13429, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:37563, ChEBI:CHEBI:57823, ChEBI:CHEBI:58262; EC=2.7.7.60; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00108}; | |
| Pathway: | Isoprenoid biosynthesis; isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthesis via DXP pathway; isopentenyl diphosphate from 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5- phosphate: step 2/6. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00108}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the IspD/TarI cytidylyltransferase family. IspD subfamily. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00108}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.