UniProt functional annotation for P84612

UniProt code: P84612.

Organism: Pseudoalteromonas translucida (strain TAC 125).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Alteromonadales; Pseudoalteromonadaceae; Pseudoalteromonas.
 
Function: Destroys superoxide anion radicals which are normally produced within the cells and which are toxic to biological systems. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16713057}.
 
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:16713057};
Cofactor: Name=Fe cation; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:24875; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:16713057}; Note=Binds 1 Fe cation per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16713057};
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P09157}.
Similarity: Belongs to the iron/manganese superoxide dismutase family. {ECO:0000255}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.