Sarcosine oxidase explained

sarcosine oxidase
Ec Number:	1.5.3.1
Cas Number:	9029-22-5
Go Code:	0008115

Sarcosine oxidase is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative demethylation of sarcosine to yield glycine, H₂O₂, 5,10-CH₂-tetrahydrofolate in a reaction requiring H₄-tetrahydrofolate and oxygen. Corynebacterial sarcosine oxidase is a heterotetramer and is produced as an inducible enzyme when Corynebacterium sp.is grown with sarcosine as source of carbon and energy.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Suzuki H . Sarcosine oxidase: structure, function, and the application to creatinine determination . Amino Acids . 7 . 1 . 27–43 . February 1994 . 24185971 . 10.1007/BF00808444 .