GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0004322 - ferroxidase activity

Term summary

ID

GO:0004322

Name

ferroxidase activity

Ontology or CV name

GO molecular function

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: 4 Fe2+ + 4 H+ + O2 = 4 Fe3+ + 2 H2O.

Parents

• is_a oxidoreductase activity, acting on metal ions, oxygen as acceptor

Annotation