| EC |
1.1.3.7 |
| Accepted name: |
aryl-alcohol oxidase |
| Reaction: |
an aromatic primary alcohol + O2 = an aromatic aldehyde + H2O2 |
| Other name(s): |
aryl alcohol oxidase; veratryl alcohol oxidase; arom. alcohol oxidase |
| Systematic name: |
aryl-alcohol:oxygen oxidoreductase |
| Comments: |
Oxidizes many primary alcohols containing an aromatic ring; best substrates are (2-naphthyl)methanol and 3-methoxybenzyl alcohol. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9028-77-7 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Farmer, V.C., Henderson, M.E.K. and Russell, J.D. Aromatic-alcohol-oxidase activity in the growth medium of Polystictus versicolor. Biochem. J. 74 (1960) 257–262. [PMID: 13821599] |
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| [EC 1.1.3.7 created 1965] |
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