dicarboxylic acid-CoA oxidasemedical dictionary

<enzyme>

<cell biology> Oxidises dicarboxylic acid CoA esters using molecular oxygen and producing hydrogen peroxide, ultimately producing a dicarboxylic acid with 2 fewer carbon atoms

Registry number: EC 1.3.3.-

Synonyms: dicarboxylyl-CoA oxidase, dicarboxylic acid-coenzyme a oxidase

(26 Jun 1999)