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EC 1.14.11.48 Details
EC number
1.14.11.48
Accepted name
xanthine dioxygenase
Reaction
xanthine + 2-oxoglutarate + O2 = urate + succinate + CO2
Other name(s)
XanA, α-ketoglutarate-dependent xanthine hydroxylase
Systematic name
xanthine,2-oxoglutarate:oxygen oxidoreductase
Comment
Requires Fe2+ and L-ascorbate. The enzyme, which was characterized from fungi, is specific for xanthine.
History
created 2015
EC Tree
1.14.11.5 created 1972, deleted 1976
1.14.17.2 created 1972, deleted 1984