ENTRY       EC 1.1.3.5
NAME        Hexose oxidase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on the CH-OH group of donors
            With oxygen as acceptor
SYSNAME     D-Hexose:oxygen 1-oxidoreductase
REACTION    beta-D-Glucose + O2 = D-Glucono-1,5-lactone + H2O2
SUBSTRATE   beta-D-Glucose
            O2
            D-Galactose
            D-Mannose
            Maltose
            Lactose
            Cellobiose
PRODUCT     D-Glucono-1,5-lactone
            H2O2
COFACTOR    Copper
COMMENT     A copper glycoprotein.  Also oxidizes D-galactose, D-mannose,
            maltose, lactose and cellobiose.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.1.3.5
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.1.3.5
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