UniProt functional annotation for Q5KYP7

UniProt code: Q5KYP7.

Organism: Geobacillus kaustophilus (strain HTA426).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Geobacillus; Geobacillus thermoleovorans group.
 
Function: Catalyzes the conversion of L-arabinose to L-ribulose. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00519}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=L-arabinose = L-ribulose; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:14821, ChEBI:CHEBI:16880, ChEBI:CHEBI:17535; EC=5.3.1.4; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00519};
Cofactor: Name=Mn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29035; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00519}; Note=Binds 1 Mn(2+) ion per subunit. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00519};
Pathway: Carbohydrate degradation; L-arabinose degradation via L- ribulose; D-xylulose 5-phosphate from L-arabinose (bacterial route): step 1/3. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00519}.
Similarity: Belongs to the arabinose isomerase family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00519}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=BAD76189.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.