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EC 1.11.1.17 Details
EC number
1.11.1.17
Accepted name
glutathione amide-dependent peroxidase
Reaction
2 glutathione amide + H2O2 = glutathione amide disulfide + 2 H2O
Systematic name
glutathione amide:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase
Comment
This enzyme, which has been characterized from the proteobacterium Marichromatium gracile, is a chimeric protein, containing a peroxiredoxin-like N-terminus and a glutaredoxin-like C terminus. The enzyme has peroxidase activity towards hydrogen peroxide and several small alkyl hydroperoxides, and is thought to represent an early adaptation for fighting oxidative stress [1]. The glutathione amide disulfide produced by this enzyme can be restored to glutathione amide by EC 1.8.1.16 (glutathione amide reductase).
History
created 2010
EC Tree
1.11.1.4 created 1961, deleted 1964, reinstated 1965 as EC 1.13.1.12, deleted 1972
1.99.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.99.2.2 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.99.2.3 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.99.2.4 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.99.2.5 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.99.2.6 created 1961, deleted 1965