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EC 1.1.3.24 Details
EC number
1.1.3.24
Accepted name
L-galactonolactone oxidase
Reaction
L-galactono-1,4-lactone + O2 = L-ascorbate + H2O2
Other name(s)
L-galactono-1,4-lactone oxidase
Systematic name
L-galactono-1,4-lactone:oxygen 3-oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
69403-13-0
Comment
A flavoprotein. Acts on the 1,4-lactones of L-galactonic, D-altronic, L-fuconic, D-arabinic and D-threonic acids; not identical with EC 1.1.3.8 L-gulonolactone oxidase. (cf. EC 1.3.2.3 galactonolactone dehydrogenase).
History
created 1984, deleted 2006
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