UniProt functional annotation for P00447

UniProt code: P00447.

Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces.
 
Function: Destroys superoxide anion radicals which are normally produced within the cells and which are toxic to biological systems.
 
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;
Cofactor: Name=Mn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29035; Evidence={ECO:0000250}; Note=Binds 1 Mn(2+) ion per subunit. {ECO:0000250};
Subunit: Homotetramer.
Subcellular location: Mitochondrion matrix.
Miscellaneous: Present with 10900 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562106}.
Similarity: Belongs to the iron/manganese superoxide dismutase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.