UniProt functional annotation for P21873

UniProt code: P21873.

Organism: Geobacillus stearothermophilus (Bacillus stearothermophilus).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Geobacillus.
 
Function: The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex catalyzes the overall conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and CO(2). It contains multiple copies of three enzymatic components: pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1), dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase (E2) and lipoamide dehydrogenase (E3).
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=[dihydrolipoyllysine-residue acetyltransferase]-(R)-N(6)- lipoyl-L-lysine + H(+) + pyruvate = [dihydrolipoyllysine-residue acetyltransferase]-(R)-N(6)-(S(8)-acetyldihydrolipoyl)-L-lysine + CO2; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:19189, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10480, Rhea:RHEA- COMP:10481, ChEBI:CHEBI:15361, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:16526, ChEBI:CHEBI:83099, ChEBI:CHEBI:83111; EC=1.2.4.1;
Cofactor: Name=thiamine diphosphate; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:58937;
Subunit: Heterodimer of an alpha and a beta chain.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.