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EC 1.16.3.4 Details
EC number
1.16.3.4
Accepted name
cuproxidase
Reaction
4 Cu+ + 4 H+ + O2 = 4 Cu2+ + 2 H2O
Other name(s)
cueO (gene name), cuprous oxidase, Cu(I) oxidase, copper efflux oxidase
Systematic name
copper(I):oxygen oxidoreductase
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Escherichia coli, is involved in copper tolerance under aerobic conditions. The enzyme contains a substrate binding (type 1) copper site and a trinuclear copper center (consisting of type 2 and type 3 copper sites) in which oxygen binding and reduction takes place. It also contains a methionine rich region that can bind additional copper ions. In vitro, if the substrate binding site is occupied by copper(II), the enzyme can function as a laccase-type quinol oxidase (EC 1.10.3.2). However, in vivo this site is occupied by a copper(I) ion and the enzyme functions as a cuprous oxidase.
History
created 2021
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