| UOX | urate oxidase |
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| XO | presence of only one sex chromosome; xanthine oxidase |
| coproporphyrinogen oxidase | <enzyme> One of the enzymes active in haem biosynthesis. It catalyses the oxidative decarboxylation of coproporphyrinogen III to protoporphyrinogen III by the conversion of two propionic acid groups to two vinyl groups. It can act under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Chemical name: Coproporphyrinogen:oxygen oxidoreductase (decarboxylating) Registry number: EC 1.3.3.3 (12 Dec 1998) |
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| polyamine oxidase | <enzyme> Aminoacetone is oxidatively deaminated to methylglyoxal; spermidine gives putrescine and 3-aminopropionaldehyde; spermine gives spermidine and 3-aminopropionaldehyde Registry number: EC 1.5.3.3 Synonym: spermine oxidase, spermidine oxidase, aminoacetone oxidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| polyphenol oxidase | <enzyme> An enzyme oxidizing benzenediols to semiquinones with O2. Synonym: monophenol monooxygenase, phenol oxidase, phenolase, polyphenol oxidase, urushiol oxidase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polyvinyl alcohol oxidase | <enzyme> Membrane-bound enzyme in pseudomonas sp.; leads to formation of hydrogen peroxide; does not use pyrroloquinoline quinone Registry number: EC 1.1.3.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| cysteine conjugate S-oxidase | <enzyme> Converts s-benzyl-l-cysteine to s-benzyl-l-cysteine sulfoxide; uses o2 and NADPH; may be a flavin-containing monooxygenase Registry number: EC 1.13.12- (26 Jun 1999) |
| cytokinin oxidase | <enzyme> Isopentenyladenosine to adenosine Registry number: EC 1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| saccharopine oxidase | <enzyme> Flavoenzyme which catalyses the oxidative cleavage of saccharopine to delta-1-piper9deine-6-carboxylate, glutamate and h2o2 Registry number: EC 1.5.3.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| pristanoyl-CoA oxidase | <enzyme> Pristanoic acid undergoes beta-oxidation giving alternatively rise to acetyl-CoA or propionyl-CoA and h2o2 Registry number: EC 1.3.3.- Synonym: 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecanoyl-CoA oxidase, 2-methylpalmitoyl-CoA oxidase, pristanyl-CoA oxidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| proline oxidase | <enzyme> The first enzyme of the proline degradative pathway. It catalyses the oxidation of proline to pyrroline-5-carboxylic acid in the presence of oxygen and water. The action is not reversible. The specific activity of proline oxidase increases with age. Registry number: EC 1.5.3.- (12 Dec 1998) |
| sarcosine oxidase | <enzyme> Catalyses the oxidative demethylation of sarcosine to glycine Registry number: EC 1.5.3.1 Synonym: sarcosine-oxygen oxidoreductase (demethylating) (26 Jun 1999) |
| propionate-3-nitronate oxidase | <enzyme> From penicillium atrovenetum; flavoprotein; catalyses the oxidation of propionate 3-nitronate in the presence of oxygen to yield malonate saemialdehyde, no2, no3 and h2o2 Registry number: EC 1.7.3.- Synonym: 3-nitropropionate oxidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| protein-lysine 6-oxidase | <enzyme> An enzyme oxidizing peptidyl-lysyl-peptide in the presence of water & molecular oxygen to yield peptidyl-allysyl-peptide plus ammonia & hydrogen peroxide. Chemical name: Protein-L-lysine:oxygen 6-oxidoreductase (deaminating) Registry number: EC 1.4.3.13 (12 Dec 1998) |
| protoporphyrinogen type III oxidase | A mitochondrial enzyme that uses O2 to convert protoporphyrinogen type III to protoporphyrin type III in haem biosynthesis; a deficiency of this enzyme is associated with variegate porphyria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| xanthine oxidase | <enzyme> Dehydrogenases involved in conversion of hypoxanthine to xanthine and xanthine to uric acid, as the final catabolism of purines. Deficient in the human disease xanthinuria. (18 Nov 1997) |
| hexobarbital oxidase | <enzyme> Hexobarbital is oxidised to ketohexobarbital Registry number: EC 1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |