ENTRY       EC 1.7.3.3
NAME        Urate oxidase
            Uricase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors
            With oxygen as acceptor
SYSNAME     Urate:oxygen oxidoreductase
REACTION    Urate + O2 = Unidentified products
SUBSTRATE   Urate
            O2
PRODUCT     Unidentified products
COFACTOR    Copper
COMMENT     A copper protein. The initial products decompose to form
            allantoin.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00230  Purine metabolism
MOTIF       PS: PS00342  [SAGCN]-[RKH]-[LIVMAF]>
            PS: PS00366  V-L-K-[ST]-T-[NQ]-S-x-F-x(2)-F-x(2)-D
GENES       HSA: UOX
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.7.3.3
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.7.3.3
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