| Official Name |
| L-gulonolactone oxidase.
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| Alternative Name(s) |
| GLO. |
| L-gulono-gamma-lactone oxidase. |
| Reaction catalysed |
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| Cofactor(s) |
| FAD.
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| Comment(s) |
- The product spontaneously isomerizes to L-ascorbate.
- While most higher animals can synthesize ascorbic acid, primates and
guinea pigs cannot.
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| Cross-references |
| Biochemical Pathways; map number(s) | B2 |
| PROSITE | PDOC00674 |
| BRENDA | 1.1.3.8 |
| PUMA2 | 1.1.3.8 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 1.1.3.8 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.1.3.8 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.1.3.8 |
| IntEnz | 1.1.3.8 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 1.1.3.8 |
| MetaCyc | 1.1.3.8 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
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