UniProt functional annotation for P00446

UniProt code: P00446.

Organism: Photobacterium leiognathi.
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Vibrionales; Vibrionaceae; Photobacterium.
 
Function: Destroys radicals which are normally produced within the cells and which are toxic to biological systems.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=2 H(+) + 2 superoxide = H2O2 + O2; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:20696, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:16240, ChEBI:CHEBI:18421; EC=1.15.1.1;
Cofactor: Name=Cu cation; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:23378; Note=Binds 1 copper ion per subunit.;
Cofactor: Name=Zn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29105; Note=Binds 1 zinc ion per subunit.;
Subunit: Homodimer.
Subcellular location: Periplasm.
Similarity: Belongs to the Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.