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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
1.6.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.6.2.3 created 1972, deleted 1965
1.14.11.5 created 1972, deleted 1976