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 P18283
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)

P18283
GPX2_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Glutathione peroxidase 2

PDB Structure

PDB 2HE3
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of the selenocysteine to cysteine mutant of human glutathionine peroxidase 2 (GPX2)
Kavanagh, K.L., Oppermann, U.
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