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EC 1.13.12.4 Details
EC number
1.13.12.4
Accepted name
lactate 2-monooxygenase
Reaction
(S)-lactate + O2 = acetate + CO2 + H2O
Other name(s)
lactate oxidative decarboxylase,
lactate oxidase,
lactic oxygenase,
lactate oxygenase,
lactic oxidase,
L-lactate monooxygenase,
lactate monooxygenase,
L-lactate-2-monooxygenase
Systematic name
(S)-lactate:oxygen 2-oxidoreductase (decarboxylating)
CAS registry number
9028-72-2
Comment
A flavoprotein (FMN).
History
created 1961 as EC 1.1.3.2, transferred 1972 to EC 1.13.12.4
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1.13.12.10 created 1989, modified 1999, deleted 2001