UniProt functional annotation for P02185

UniProt code: P02185.

Organism: Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm whale) (Physeter catodon).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Whippomorpha; Cetacea; Odontoceti; Physeteridae; Physeter.
 
Function: Serves as a reserve supply of oxygen and facilitates the movement of oxygen within muscles.
 
Similarity: Belongs to the globin family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00238}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.