UniProt functional annotation for Q86SB3

UniProt code: Q86SB3.

Organism: Plasmodium yoelii.
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Sar; Alveolata; Apicomplexa; Aconoidasida; Haemosporida; Plasmodiidae; Plasmodium; Plasmodium (Vinckeia).
 
Function: Thiol-specific peroxidase that catalyzes the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides to water and alcohols, respectively. {ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR000239}.
 
Similarity: Belongs to the peroxiredoxin family. {ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR000239}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.