UniProt functional annotation for P77872

UniProt code: P77872.

Organism: Helicobacter pylori (strain ATCC 700392 / 26695) (Campylobacter pylori).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Epsilonproteobacteria; Campylobacterales; Helicobacteraceae; Helicobacter.
 
Function: Decomposes hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen; serves to protect cells from the toxic effects of hydrogen peroxide.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=2 H2O2 = 2 H2O + O2; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:20309, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:16240; EC=1.11.1.6; Evidence={ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU10013};
Cofactor: Name=heme; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:30413;
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305}.
Similarity: Belongs to the catalase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.