UniProt functional annotation for P42106

UniProt code: P42106.

Organism: Bacillus subtilis (strain 168).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus.
 
Function: Performs the first step in the degradation of the flavonoid quercetin by a dioxygenase reaction. The enzyme catalyzes the cleavage of the O-heteroaromatic ring of the flavonol quercetin yielding the depside 2-protocatechuoyl-phloroglucinol carboxylic acid and carbon monoxide. This involves the remarkable dioxygenolytic cleavage of two carbon-carbon bonds. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14741339}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=O2 + quercetin = 2-(3,4-dihydroxybenzoyloxy)-4,6- dihydroxybenzoate + CO; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:15381, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:17245, ChEBI:CHEBI:57628, ChEBI:CHEBI:57694; EC=1.13.11.24;
Cofactor: Name=Fe(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29033; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:15039076}; Note=Binds 2 Fe(2+) ions per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15039076};
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=3.8 uM for quercetin {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14741339}; Vmax=2 umol/min/mg enzyme {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14741339};
Pathway: Flavonoid metabolism; quercetin degradation.
Subunit: Homodimer.
Mass spectrometry: Mass=38658; Method=MALDI; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:14741339};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.