NCBI Accession #
NP_195321.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_119763.3
NCBI Official Full Name
ascorbate peroxidase 5
NCBI Official Symbol
APX5
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ascorbate peroxidase 5; T19K4.100
NCBI Protein Information
ascorbate peroxidase 5
NCBI Summary
Encodes a microsomal ascorbate peroxidase APX5. Ascorbate peroxidases are enzymes that scavenge hydrogen peroxide in plant cells. Eight types of APX have been described for Arabidopsis: three cytosolic (APX1, APX2, APX6), two chloroplastic types (stromal sAPX, thylakoid tAPX), and three microsomal (APX3, APX4, APX5) isoforms.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AtAPx04
UniProt Protein Name
L-ascorbate peroxidase 5, peroxisomal
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q7XZP5
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O65634
UniProt Related Accession #
Q7XZP5
UniProt Comments
Plays a key role in hydrogen peroxide removal.