ENZYME entry: EC 1.1.3.8
Accepted Name |
L-gulonolactone oxidase.
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Alternative Name(s) |
GLO. |
L-gulono-gamma-lactone oxidase. |
Reaction catalysed |
L-gulono-1,4-lactone + O(2) <=> L-ascorbate + H(2)O(2) |
Cofactor(s) |
FAD.
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Comment(s) |
- The product spontaneously isomerizes to L-ascorbate.
- While most higher animals can synthesize ascorbic acid, primates and
guinea pigs cannot.
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Cross-references |
PROSITE | PDOC00674 |
BRENDA | 1.1.3.8 |
EC2PDB | 1.1.3.8 |
ExplorEnz | 1.1.3.8 |
PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 1.1.3.8 |
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.1.3.8 |
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.1.3.8 |
IntEnz | 1.1.3.8 |
MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 1.1.3.8 |
MetaCyc | 1.1.3.8 |
Rhea expert-curated reactions | 1.1.3.8 |
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
O93852, ALO1_CANAL; | Q9C614, GGLO1_ARATH; | Q6NQ66, GGLO2_ARATH; |
Q9LYD8, GGLO3_ARATH; | Q9FM82, GGLO4_ARATH; | O81030, GGLO5_ARATH; |
O81032, GGLO6_ARATH; | Q9FM84, GGLO7_ARATH; | Q3ZC33, GGLO_BOVIN; |
P58710, GGLO_MOUSE; | Q8HXW0, GGLO_PIG; | P10867, GGLO_RAT; |
Q90YK3, GGLO_SCYTO; |
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