| UniProt functional annotation for Q00511 | |||
| UniProt code: Q00511. |
| Organism: | Aspergillus flavus. | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Pezizomycotina; Eurotiomycetes; Eurotiomycetidae; Eurotiales; Aspergillaceae; Aspergillus; Aspergillus subgen. Circumdati. | |
| Function: | Catalyzes the oxidation of uric acid to 5-hydroxyisourate, which is further processed to form (S)-allantoin. | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=H2O + O2 + urate = 5-hydroxyisourate + H2O2; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:21368, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:16240, ChEBI:CHEBI:17775, ChEBI:CHEBI:18072; EC=1.7.3.3; | |
| Pathway: | Purine metabolism; urate degradation; (S)-allantoin from urate: step 1/3. | |
| Subunit: | Homotetramer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9360612}. | |
| Subcellular location: | Peroxisome. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the uricase family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.