UniProt functional annotation for P46925

UniProt code: P46925.

Organism: Plasmodium falciparum.
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Sar; Alveolata; Apicomplexa; Aconoidasida; Haemosporida; Plasmodiidae; Plasmodium; Plasmodium (Laverania).
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Hydrolysis of the bonds linking certain hydrophobic residues in hemoglobin or globin. Also cleaves small molecules substrates such as Ala-Leu-Glu-Arg-Thr-Phe-|-Phe(NO(2))-Ser-Phe-Pro-Thr.; EC=3.4.23.39;
Subcellular location: Vacuole.
Developmental stage: Erythrocytic stages.
Similarity: Belongs to the peptidase A1 family. {ECO:0000305}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=AAA68217.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.