UniProt functional annotation for Q97VT7

UniProt code: Q97VT7.

Organism: Saccharolobus solfataricus (strain ATCC 35092 / DSM 1617 / JCM 11322 / P2) (Sulfolobus solfataricus).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Crenarchaeota; Thermoprotei; Sulfolobales; Sulfolobaceae; Saccharolobus.
 
Function: Has a low paraoxonase activity. Also active, but with a lower activity, against other organo-phosphorus insecticides such as Dursban, Coumaphos, pNP-butanoate or parathion. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15909078}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=An aryl dialkyl phosphate + H(2)O = dialkyl phosphate + an aryl alcohol.; EC=3.1.8.1; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:15909078};
Cofactor: Name=Co(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:48828; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:18486146}; Note=Binds 1 Co(2+) ion per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18486146};
Cofactor: Name=Fe cation; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:24875; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:18486146}; Note=Binds 1 Fe cation per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18486146};
Activity regulation: Inactivated by EDTA and o-phenanthroline. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15909078}.
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=0.06 mM for paraoxon (at pH 8.0) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15909078}; KM=0.205 mM for methyl-paraoxon (at pH 8.0) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15909078}; pH dependence: Optimum pH is 7.0-9.0. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15909078}; Temperature dependence: Thermostable. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15909078};
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18486146}.
Similarity: Belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolases superfamily. Phosphotriesterase family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00679}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.