ENTRY       EC 1.1.3.29
NAME        N-Acylhexosamine oxidase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on the CH-OH group of donors
            With oxygen as acceptor
SYSNAME     N-Acyl-D-hexosamine:oxygen 1-oxidoreductase
REACTION    N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine + O2 = N-Acetyl-D-glucosaminate + H2O2
SUBSTRATE   N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine
            O2
            N-Glycolylglucosamine
            N-Acetylgalactosamine
            N-Acetylmannosamine
PRODUCT     N-Acetyl-D-glucosaminate
            H2O2
COMMENT     Also acts on N-glycolylglucosamine, N-acetylgalactosamine and,
            more slowly, on N-acetylmannosamine.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.1.3.29
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.1.3.29
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