| UniProt functional annotation for P00448 | |||
| UniProt code: P00448. |
| Organism: | Escherichia coli (strain K12). | |
| Taxonomy: | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia. | |
| Function: | Destroys superoxide anion 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=Mn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29035; Note=Binds 1 Mn(2+) ion per subunit.; | |
| Subunit: | Homodimer. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the iron/manganese superoxide dismutase family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.