CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Glutaredoxin
Functional Family Glutathione peroxidase

Enzyme Information

1.11.1.9
Glutathione peroxidase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q8TED1
2 glutathione + H(2)O(2) = glutathione disulfide + 2 H(2)O.
-!- Steroid and lipid hydroperoxides, but not the product of reaction of EC 1.13.11.12 on phospholipids, can act as acceptor, but more slowly than H(2)O(2) (cf. EC 1.11.1.12).

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q8TED1
GPX8_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Probable glutathione peroxidase 8

PDB Structure

PDB 3KIJ
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Two Endoplasmic Reticulum PDI Peroxidases Increase the Efficiency of the Use of Peroxide during Disulfide Bond Formation.
Nguyen, V.D., Saaranen, M.J., Karala, A.R., Lappi, A.K., Wang, L., Raykhel, I.B., Alanen, H.I., Salo, K.E., Wang, C.C., Ruddock, L.W.
J.Mol.Biol.