NCBI Accession #
NP_001319883.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001340582.1
NCBI Official Full Name
stromal ascorbate peroxidase
NCBI Official Symbol
SAPX
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
stromal ascorbate peroxidase; STROMAL ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; T28D5.80; T28D5_80
NCBI Protein Information
stromal ascorbate peroxidase
NCBI Summary
Encodes a chloroplastic stromal ascorbate peroxidase sAPX. 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
AtAPx05; sAPX
UniProt Protein Name
L-ascorbate peroxidase S, chloroplastic/mitochondrial
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Stromal ascorbate peroxidase; AtAPx05; sAPX
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q42592
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9STM9
UniProt Related Accession #
Q42592
UniProt Comments
Plays a key role in hydrogen peroxide removal.