catalase activity

Term ID

GO:0004096

Synonyms

• bacterial catalase-peroxidase activity
• caperase activity
• CAT
• catalase reaction
• catalase-peroxidase activity
• equilase activity
• haem catalase activity
• heme catalase activity
• hydrogen-peroxide:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase activity
• manganese catalase activity
• optidase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: 2 hydrogen peroxide = O2 + 2 H2O. 1.11.1.6

References

• EC:1.11.1.6
• MetaCyc:CATAL-RXN
• RHEA:20309
• Reactome:R-HSA-1222704
• Reactome:R-HSA-76031
• UM-BBD_enzymeID:e0834

Ontology

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