L-ascorbate oxidase
| L-ascorbate oxidase | |||||||||
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ExPASy NiceZyme view | | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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In
- 2 L-ascorbate + O2 2 dehydroascorbate + 2 H2O
Thus, the two
Function
This enzyme belongs to the family of
.It has anti-aging effectsNomenclature
The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-ascorbate:oxygen oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include ascorbase, ascorbic acid oxidase, ascorbate oxidase, ascorbic oxidase, ascorbate dehydrogenase, L-ascorbic acid oxidase, AAO, L-ascorbate:O2 oxidoreductase, and AA oxidase.
References
- ISBN 978-1-351-07089-8.
Further reading
- Boyer PD, Lardy H, Myrback K, eds. (1963). The Enzymes. Vol. 8 (2nd ed.). New York: Academic Press. pp. 297–311.
