| UniProt functional annotation for O58810 | |||
| UniProt code: O58810. |
| Organism: | Pyrococcus horikoshii (strain ATCC 700860 / DSM 12428 / JCM 9974 / NBRC 100139 / OT-3). | |
| Taxonomy: | Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Thermococci; Thermococcales; Thermococcaceae; Pyrococcus. | |
| Function: | Uses electrons from reduced NADP, by way of rubredoxin and an oxidoreductase, to catalyze the reduction of superoxide to hydrogen peroxide. {ECO:0000250}. | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=2 H(+) + reduced [rubredoxin] + superoxide = H2O2 + oxidized [rubredoxin]; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:21324, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10302, Rhea:RHEA- COMP:10303, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:16240, ChEBI:CHEBI:18421, ChEBI:CHEBI:29033, ChEBI:CHEBI:29034; EC=1.15.1.2; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P82385}; | |
| Cofactor: | Name=Fe cation; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:24875; Evidence={ECO:0000250}; | |
| Subunit: | Homotetramer. {ECO:0000250}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the desulfoferrodoxin family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
| Sequence caution: | Sequence=BAA30182.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.