| 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.