UniProt functional annotation for Q00511

UniProt code: Q00511.

Organism: Aspergillus flavus.
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Pezizomycotina; Eurotiomycetes; Eurotiomycetidae; Eurotiales; Aspergillaceae; Aspergillus; Aspergillus subgen. Circumdati.
 
Function: Catalyzes the oxidation of uric acid to 5-hydroxyisourate, which is further processed to form (S)-allantoin.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=H2O + O2 + urate = 5-hydroxyisourate + H2O2; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:21368, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:16240, ChEBI:CHEBI:17775, ChEBI:CHEBI:18072; EC=1.7.3.3;
Pathway: Purine metabolism; urate degradation; (S)-allantoin from urate: step 1/3.
Subunit: Homotetramer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9360612}.
Subcellular location: Peroxisome.
Similarity: Belongs to the uricase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.