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| GLOX | Galactose OXidase |
What does galactose oxidase mean?
- Galactose oxidase
- Galactose oxidase (D-galactose:oxygen 6-oxidoreductase, D-galactose oxidase, beta-galactose oxidase; abbreviated GAO, GAOX, GOase; EC 1.1.3.9) is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of D-galactose in some species of fungi.Galactose oxidase belongs to the family of oxidoreductases. Copper ion is required as a cofactor for galactose oxidase. A remarkable feature of galactose oxidase is that it is a free radical enzyme. Its catalytic site contains a free radical ligand coordinating to the copper center. This free radical ligand is a covalently cross-linked cysteine and tyrosine side chains that is formed during post-translational modification.
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