| 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.