Type: | Conserved_site | Name: | Thiol peroxidase conserved site |
Description: | Escherichia coliprotein Tpx [] is an antioxidant protein with a thiol peroxidase activity. It acts as an antioxidant enzyme by removing peroxides within the catalase- and peroxidase-deficient periplasmic space of E. coli. It is a small protein of 18 kDa whose sequence is wellconserved in other bacterial species. | Short Name: | Tpx_CS |