ENTRY       EC 1.13.11.13
NAME        Ascorbate 2,3-dioxygenase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
            (oxygenases)
            With incorporation of two atoms of oxygen
SYSNAME     Ascorbate:oxygen 2,3-oxidoreductase (bond-cleaving)
REACTION    Ascorbate + O2 = Oxalate + Threonate
SUBSTRATE   Ascorbate
            O2
PRODUCT     Oxalate
            Threonate
COFACTOR    Iron
COMMENT     Requires Fe2+.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.13.11.13
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.13.11.13
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