Hexose oxidase explained

hexose oxidase
Ec Number:	1.1.3.5
Cas Number:	9028-75-5
Go Code:	0047979

In enzymology, a hexose oxidase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases (enzymes involved in redox reactions), specifically those acting on the group of donors with oxygen as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-hexose:oxygen 1-oxidoreductase. This enzyme participates in pentose phosphate pathway. It employs one cofactor, copper.

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