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.