Nucleoside_oxidase_(H2O2-forming)

Nucleoside oxidase (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-forming)

Nucleoside oxidase (H2O2-forming)

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Nucleoside oxidase (H2O2-forming) (EC 1.1.3.39) is an enzyme with systematic name nucleoside:oxygen 5'-oxidoreductase (H2O2-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

adenosine + 2 O2 + H2O 9-riburonosyladenine + 2 H2O2 (overall reaction)
(1a) adenosine + O2 5'-dehydroadenosine + H2O2
(1b) 5'-dehydroadenosine + O2 + H2O 9-riburonosyladenine + H2O2
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This enzyme contains Heme and belongs to a flavoprotein family.

References

  1. [1]
    Koga S, Ogawa J, Cheng L, Choi Y, Yamada H, Shimizu S (November 1997). "Nucleoside Oxidase, a Hydrogen Peroxide-Forming Oxidase, from Flavobacterium meningosepticum". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 63 (11): 4282–6. PMC 1389282. PMID 16535726.
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