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Catechol Oxidase

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Definition: An enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the reaction between catechol and oxygen to yield benzoquinone and water. It is a complex of copper-containing proteins that acts also on a variety of substituted catechols. EC 1.10.3.1.     
Examples Monophenol Monooxygenase 		Other names Diphenol Oxidases; Oxidases, Diphenol; Oxidase, Polyphenol; Oxidase, Diphenol; Oxidase, Catechol; Polyphenoloxidase; Polyphenol Oxidase; Diphenol Oxidase
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
(+)-Larreatricin hydroxylase, creosote bush  EC 1.10.3.1   *Catechol Oxidase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003 Sep 16;100(19):10641-6
pro-phenoloxidase  EC 1.10.3.-   *Catechol Oxidase *Enzyme Precursors. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1983;113(2):562
epinephrine cyclase  EC 1.10.3.-   *Catechol Oxidase. Biochim Biophys Acta 85(1):247;1964; Chem Biol Interact 7(1):1;1973

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