UniProt functional annotation for P05414

UniProt code: P05414.

Organism: Spinacia oleracea (Spinach).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; Caryophyllales; Chenopodiaceae; Chenopodioideae; Anserineae; Spinacia.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=a (2S)-2-hydroxycarboxylate + O2 = a 2-oxocarboxylate + H2O2; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:16789, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:16240, ChEBI:CHEBI:35179, ChEBI:CHEBI:58123; EC=1.1.3.15;
Cofactor: Name=FMN; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:58210;
Pathway: Photosynthesis; photorespiration; glycine from 2- phosphoglycolate: step 2/3.
Subunit: Homotetramer or homooctamer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9144771}.
Subcellular location: Peroxisome.
Similarity: Belongs to the FMN-dependent alpha-hydroxy acid dehydrogenase family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00683}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.