ENTRY       EC 1.10.3.3
NAME        L-Ascorbate oxidase
            Ascorbase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on diphenols and related substances as donors
            With oxygen as acceptor
SYSNAME     L-Ascorbate:oxygen oxidoreductase
REACTION    2 L-Ascorbate + O2 = 2 Dehydroascorbate + 2 H2O
SUBSTRATE   L-Ascorbate
            O2
PRODUCT     Dehydroascorbate
            H2O
COFACTOR    Copper
COMMENT     A multicopper protein.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00053  Ascorbate and aldarate metabolism
MOTIF       PS: PS00079  G-x-[FYW]-x-[LIVMFYW]-x-[CST]-x(8)-G-[LM]-x(3)-
                         [LIVMFYW]
            PS: PS00080  H-C-H-x(3)-H-x(3)-[AG]-[LM]
STRUCTURES  PDB: 1AOZ  1ASO  1ASP  1ASQ  
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.10.3.3
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.10.3.3
            SCOP (Structural Classificaion of Proteins): 1.10.3.3
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