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EC 1.5.3.1 Details
EC number
1.5.3.1
Accepted name
sarcosine oxidase (formaldehyde-forming)
Reaction
sarcosine + H2O + O2 = glycine + formaldehyde + H2O2
Other name(s)
MSOX, monomeric sarcosine oxidase, sarcosine oxidase (ambiguous)
Systematic name
sarcosine:oxygen oxidoreductase (demethylating)
CAS registry number
9029-22-5
Comment
The enzyme, reported from bacteria and fungi, catalyses the oxidative demethylation of sarcosine. It contains a FAD cofactor bound to an L-cysteine residue. cf. EC 1.5.3.24, sarcosine oxidase (5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate-forming).
History
created 1961, modified 2022
EC Tree
1.1.99.15 created 1978, deleted 1980
1.1.99.17 created 1982, deleted 2003
1.5.3.3 created 1961, deleted 1972
1.5.3.8 created 1989, deleted 1992
1.5.3.9 created 1989, modified 1999, deleted 2002