| 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.