UniProt functional annotation for P93836

UniProt code: P93836.

Organism: Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)pyruvate + O2 = CO2 + homogentisate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:16189, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:16169, ChEBI:CHEBI:16526, ChEBI:CHEBI:36242; EC=1.13.11.27;
Cofactor: Name=Fe cation; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:24875; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:15301540}; Note=Binds 1 Fe cation per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15301540};
Pathway: Amino-acid degradation; L-phenylalanine degradation; acetoacetate and fumarate from L-phenylalanine: step 3/6.
Pathway: Cofactor biosynthesis; prenylquinone biosynthesis.
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15084729, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15301540}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10198110}.
Similarity: Belongs to the 4HPPD family. {ECO:0000305}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=AAF24813.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Extended N-terminus.; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.