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EC 1.4.3.14 Details
EC number
1.4.3.14
Accepted name
L-lysine oxidase
Reaction
L-lysine + O2 + H2O = 6-amino-2-oxohexanoate + NH3 + H2O2
Other name(s)
L-lysine α-oxidase,
L-lysyl-α-oxidase
Systematic name
L-lysine:oxygen 2-oxidoreductase (deaminating)
CAS registry number
70132-14-8
Comment
Also acts, more slowly, on L-ornithine, L-phenylalanine, L-arginine and L-histidine.
History
created 1981
EC Tree
1.4.3.9 created 1972, deleted 1984
1.4.3.17 created 2000, deleted 2003
1.4.3.18 proposed 2000