ENTRY EC 1.1.3.20
NAME Long-chain-alcohol oxidase
CLASS Oxidoreductases
Acting on the CH-OH group of donors
With oxygen as acceptor
SYSNAME Long-chain-alcohol:oxygen oxidoreductase
REACTION 2 Long-chain alcohol + O2 = 2 Long-chain aldehyde + 2 H2O
SUBSTRATE Long-chain alcohol
O2
Dodecylalcohol
PRODUCT Long-chain aldehyde
H2O
Dodecylaldehyde
COMMENT Oxidizes long-chain fatty alcohols; best substrate is dodecyl
alcohol.
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.1.3.20
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.1.3.20
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