ENTRY       EC 1.5.3.1
NAME        Sarcosine oxidase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on the CH-NH group of donors
            With oxygen as acceptor
SYSNAME     Sarcosine:oxygen oxidoreductase (demethylating)
REACTION    Sarcosine + H2O + O2 = Glycine + Formaldehyde + H2O2
SUBSTRATE   Sarcosine
            H2O
            O2
PRODUCT     Glycine
            Formaldehyde
            H2O2
COFACTOR    FAD
COMMENT     A flavoprotein (FAD). The flavin is both covalently and
            non-covalently bound in a molar ratio of 1:1.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00260  Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism
GENES       ECO: b1059(solA)
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.5.3.1
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.5.3.1
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