UniProt functional annotation for Q88RA3

UniProt code: Q88RA3.

Organism: Pseudomonas putida (strain ATCC 47054 / DSM 6125 / NCIMB 11950 / KT2440).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Pseudomonadales; Pseudomonadaceae; Pseudomonas.
 
Function: Catalyzes the alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent hydroxylation of taurine yielding sulfite and aminoacetaldehyde after decomposition of an unstable intermediate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22221834}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=2-oxoglutarate + O2 + taurine = aminoacetaldehyde + CO2 + H(+) + succinate + sulfite; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:15909, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:16526, ChEBI:CHEBI:16810, ChEBI:CHEBI:17359, ChEBI:CHEBI:30031, ChEBI:CHEBI:58213, ChEBI:CHEBI:507393; EC=1.14.11.17; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:22221834};
Cofactor: Name=Fe(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29033; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:22221834}; Note=Binds 1 Fe(2+) ion per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22221834};
Subunit: Homotetramer; dimer of dimers. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22221834}.
Similarity: Belongs to the TfdA dioxygenase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.