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1.17.3.2: xanthine oxidase

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Word Map on EC 1.17.3.2

Reaction

xanthine
+
H2O
+
O2
=
Urate
+
H2O2

Synonyms

AXOR, EC 1.1.3.22, EC 1.2.3.2, EC 1.2.3.2., hypoxanthine oxidase, hypoxanthine-xanthine oxidase, hypoxanthine:oxygen oxidoreductase, More, oxidase, xanthine, Schardinger enzyme, xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase, xanthine oxidase, xanthine oxidoreductase, xanthine: oxygen oxidoreductase, xanthine:O2 oxidoreductase, xanthine:oxygen oxidoreductase, xanthine:xanthine oxidase, XnOx, XO, XOD, XOR

ECTree

     1 Oxidoreductases
         1.17 Acting on CH or CH2 groups
             1.17.3 With oxygen as acceptor
                1.17.3.2 xanthine oxidase

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 1.17.3.2 - xanthine oxidase

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
xanthine:oxygen oxidoreductase
An iron-molybdenum flavoprotein (FAD) containing [2Fe-2S] centres. Also oxidizes hypoxanthine, some other purines and pterins, and aldehydes, but is distinct from EC 1.2.3.1, aldehyde oxidase. Under some conditions the product is mainly superoxide rather than peroxide: RH + H2O + 2 O2 = ROH + 2 O2.- + 2 H+. The mammalian enzyme predominantly exists as an NAD-dependent dehydrogenase (EC 1.17.1.4, xanthine dehydrogenase). During purification the enzyme is largely converted to the O2-dependent xanthine oxidase form (EC 1.17.3.2). The conversion can be triggered by several mechanisms, including the oxidation of cysteine thiols to form disulfide bonds [4,5,7,10] [which can be catalysed by EC 1.8.4.7, enzyme-thiol transhydrogenase (glutathione-disulfide) in the presence of glutathione disulfide] or limited proteolysis, which results in irreversible conversion. The conversion can also occur in vivo [4,6,10].