UniProt functional annotation for B7X8M2

UniProt code: B7X8M2.

Organism: Momordica charantia (Bitter gourd) (Balsam pear).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; fabids; Cucurbitales; Cucurbitaceae; Momordiceae; Momordica.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Endohydrolysis of the N-glycosidic bond at one specific adenosine on the 28S rRNA.; EC=3.2.2.22; Evidence={ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU004915};
Similarity: Belongs to the ribosome-inactivating protein family. {ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU004915}.
Similarity: In the N-terminal section; belongs to the ribosome- inactivating protein family. Type 2 RIP subfamily. {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00010414}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.