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UniProt functional annotation for Q8IAY6 | ||
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| UniProt code: Q8IAY6. |
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| Organism: | |
Plasmodium falciparum (isolate 3D7). |
| Taxonomy: | |
Eukaryota; Sar; Alveolata; Apicomplexa; Aconoidasida; Haemosporida; Plasmodiidae; Plasmodium; Plasmodium (Laverania). |
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| Function: | |
Destroys superoxide anion radicals which are normally produced within the cells and which are toxic to biological systems. |
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| Catalytic activity: | |
Reaction=2 H(+) + 2 superoxide = H2O2 + O2; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:20696, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:16240, ChEBI:CHEBI:18421; EC=1.15.1.1; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:17020617}; |
| Cofactor: | |
Name=Fe cation; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:24875; Note=Binds 1 Fe cation per subunit.; |
| Subunit: | |
Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17020617}. |
| Subcellular location: | |
Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305}. |
| Similarity: | |
Belongs to the iron/manganese superoxide dismutase family. {ECO:0000305}. |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.