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| Name |
aryl-alcohol oxidase;
aryl alcohol oxidase;
veratryl alcohol oxidase;
arom. alcohol oxidase
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| Class |
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on the CH-OH group of donors;
With oxygen as acceptor
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| Sysname |
aryl-alcohol:oxygen oxidoreductase
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
an aromatic primary alcohol + O2 = an aromatic aldehyde + H2O2 [RN: R01491]
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| Comment |
Oxidizes many primary alcohols containing an aromatic ring; best substrates are (2-naphthyl)methanol and 3-methoxybenzyl alcohol.
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| History |
EC 1.1.3.7 created 1965
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
FARMER VC, HENDERSON ME, RUSSELL JD. |
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| Title |
Aromatic-alcohol-oxidase activity in the growth medium of Polystictus versicolor. |
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| Journal |
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| Other DBs |
| ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 1.1.3.7 |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 1.1.3.7 |
| BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: | 1.1.3.7 |
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