UniProt functional annotation for B5R541

UniProt code: B5R541.

Organism: Salmonella enteritidis PT4 (strain P125109).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Salmonella.
 
Function: Has low D-gluconate dehydratase activity (in vitro), suggesting that it has no significant role in D-gluconate degradation in vivo. Has no detectable activity with a panel of 70 other acid sugars (in vitro). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24697546}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=D-gluconate = 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate + H2O; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:21612, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:18391, ChEBI:CHEBI:57990; EC=4.2.1.39; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:24697546};
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:24697546}; Note=Binds 1 Mg(2+) ion per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24697546};
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: Note=kcat is 0.04 sec(-1) with D-gluconate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24697546};
Subunit: Homotetramer. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:24697546}.
Similarity: Belongs to the mandelate racemase/muconate lactonizing enzyme family. GalD subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.