UniProt functional annotation for B9MKT4

UniProt code: B9MKT4.

Organism: Caldicellulosiruptor bescii (strain ATCC BAA-1888 / DSM 6725 / Z-1320) (Anaerocellum thermophilum).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Clostridia; Thermoanaerobacterales; Thermoanaerobacterales Family III. Incertae Sedis; Caldicellulosiruptor.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Eliminative cleavage of (1->4)-alpha-D-galacturonan to give oligosaccharides with 4-deoxy-alpha-D-galact-4-enuronosyl groups at their non-reducing ends.; EC=4.2.2.2; Evidence={ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00000695};
Cofactor: Name=Ca(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29108; Evidence={ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00001913};
Similarity: Belongs to the polysaccharide lyase 3 family. {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00006463}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.