| 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.