UniProt functional annotation for Q9GV41

UniProt code: Q9GV41.

Organism: Trypanosoma brucei brucei.
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Discoba; Euglenozoa; Kinetoplastea; Metakinetoplastina; Trypanosomatida; Trypanosomatidae; Trypanosoma.
 
Function: Catalyzes the NADP-dependent formation of prostaglandin F2- alpha from prostaglandin H2. Has also aldo/ketoreductase activity towards the synthetic substrates 9,10-phenanthrenequinone and p- nitrobenzaldehyde. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11067881}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=NADP(+) + prostaglandin F2alpha = H(+) + NADPH + prostaglandin H2; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:45312, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:57404, ChEBI:CHEBI:57405, ChEBI:CHEBI:57783, ChEBI:CHEBI:58349; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:11067881};
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=1.3 uM for prostaglandin H2 {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11067881}; KM=0.42 uM for 9,10-phenanthrenequinone {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11067881}; KM=0.8 uM for p-nitrobenzaldehyde {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11067881}; KM=5.7 uM for NADPH {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11067881}; Vmax=2 umol/min/mg enzyme toward prostaglandin H2 {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11067881}; Vmax=22 umol/min/mg enzyme toward p-nitrobenzaldehyde {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11067881}; Vmax=48 umol/min/mg enzyme toward 9,10-phenanthrenequinone {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11067881}; pH dependence: Optimum pH is 6-9. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11067881};
Pathway: Lipid metabolism; prostaglandin biosynthesis.
Subunit: Monomer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11067881, ECO:0000269|Ref.2}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11067881}.
Similarity: Belongs to the aldo/keto reductase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.