Glycine_oxidase

Glycine oxidase

Glycine oxidase

Class of enzymes

Glycine oxidase (EC 1.4.3.19) is an enzyme with systematic name glycine:oxygen oxidoreductase (deaminating).[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

glycine + H2O + O2 glyoxylate + NH3 + H2O2 (overall reaction)
(1a) glycine + O2 2-iminoacetate + H2O2
(1b) 2-iminoacetate + H2O glyoxylate + NH3
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This flavoenzyme containing non-covalently bound FAD.

References

  1. [1]
    Job V, Marcone GL, Pilone MS, Pollegioni L (March 2002). "Glycine oxidase from Bacillus subtilis. Characterization of a new flavoprotein". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277 (9): 6985–93. doi:10.1074/jbc.M111095200. PMID 11744710.
  2. [2]
    Nishiya Y, Imanaka T (November 1998). "Purification and characterization of a novel glycine oxidase from Bacillus subtilis". FEBS Letters. 438 (3): 263–6. doi:10.1016/s0014-5793(98)01313-1. PMID 9827558.
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