| UniProt functional annotation for Q9UJM8 | |||
| UniProt code: Q9UJM8. |
| Organism: | Homo sapiens (Human). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo. | |
| Function: | Has 2-hydroxyacid oxidase activity. Most active on the 2- carbon substrate glycolate, but is also active on 2-hydroxy fatty acids, with high activity towards 2-hydroxy palmitate and 2-hydroxy octanoate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18215067}. | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=a (2S)-2-hydroxycarboxylate + O2 = a 2-oxocarboxylate + H2O2; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:16789, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:16240, ChEBI:CHEBI:35179, ChEBI:CHEBI:58123; EC=1.1.3.15; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:18215067}; | |
| Cofactor: | Name=FMN; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:58210; Evidence={ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00683, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18215067}; | |
| Biophysicochemical properties: | Kinetic parameters: KM=141 uM for glycolate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18215067}; KM=40 uM for 2-hydroxy octanoate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18215067}; KM=2200 uM for glyoxylate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18215067}; | |
| Pathway: | Organic acid metabolism; glycolate degradation; 3-phospho-D- glycerate from glycolate: step 1/4. | |
| Subcellular location: | Peroxisome. | |
| Tissue specificity: | Liver. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the FMN-dependent alpha-hydroxy acid dehydrogenase family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00683}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.