UniProt functional annotation for Q8I5Q6

UniProt code: Q8I5Q6.

Organism: Plasmodium falciparum (isolate 3D7).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Sar; Alveolata; Apicomplexa; Aconoidasida; Haemosporida; Plasmodiidae; Plasmodium; Plasmodium (Laverania).
 
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.