1.3.2.3: L-galactonolactone dehydrogenase
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Word Map on EC 1.3.2.3
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1.3.2.3
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asa
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l-galactose
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dehydroascorbate
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monodehydroascorbate
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l-galactose-1-phosphate
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l-gulono-1,4-lactone
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galdh
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gdp-d-mannose
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mdhar
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gdp-l-galactose
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aldonolactone
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d-galacturonate
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ascorbate-glutathione
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smirnoff-wheeler
- 1.3.2.3
- asa
- l-galactose
- dehydroascorbate
- monodehydroascorbate
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l-galactose-1-phosphate
- l-gulono-1,4-lactone
- galdh
- gdp-d-mannose
- mdhar
- gdp-l-galactose
- aldonolactone
- d-galacturonate
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ascorbate-glutathione
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smirnoff-wheeler
Reaction
+ = + 2 ferrocytochrome c + 2 H+
Synonyms
dehydrogenase, galactonolactone, ferricytochrome c oxidoreductase, galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase, galactonolactone dehydrogenase, GALDH, GalL dehydrogenase, GalLDH, GLDase, GLDH, GLDH-A1, GLDH-B1, GLDH-D1, GLDH1, GLDHase, L-galactone-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase, L-galactono-1, 4-lactone dehydrogenase, L-galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase, L-galactono-gamma-lactone dehydrogenase, L-GalLDH, L-GalLDH1, L-GalLDH2, LsL-GalLDH, RrGalLDH
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Systematic Name
Systematic Name on EC 1.3.2.3 - L-galactonolactone dehydrogenase
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L-galactono-1,4-lactone:ferricytochrome-c oxidoreductase
This enzyme catalyses the final step in the biosynthesis of L-ascorbic acid in higher plants and in nearly all higher animals with the exception of primates and some birds [5]. The enzyme is very specific for its substrate L-galactono-1,4-lactone as D-galactono-gamma-lactone, D-gulono-gamma-lactone, L-gulono-gamma-lactone, D-erythronic-gamma-lactone, D-xylonic-gamma-lactone, L-mannono-gamma-lactone, D-galactonate, D-glucuronate and D-gluconate are not substrates [5]. FAD, NAD+, NADP+ and O2 (cf. EC 1.3.3.12, L-galactonolactone oxidase) cannot act as electron acceptor [5].