Function
Catalyzes the selective oxidation of C1 hydroxyl moieties on mono- and disaccharides with concomitant reduction of molecular oxygen to hydrogen peroxide. This results in the formation of the corresponding lactones, which typically undergo spontaneous hydrolysis. Hexose oxidase is able to oxidize a variety of substrates including D-glucose, D-galactose, maltose, cellobiose, and lactose.
Sequence
MATLPQKDPGYIVIDVNAGTPDKPDPRLPSMKQGFNRRWIGTNIDFVYVVYTPQGACTALDRAMEKCSPGTVRIVSGGHCYEDFVFDECVKAIINVTGLVESGYDDDRGYFVSSGDTNWGSFKTLFRDHGRVLPGGSCYSVGLGGHIVGGGDGILARLHGLPVDWLSGVEVVVKPVLTEDSVLKYVHKDSEGDDGDLFWAHTGGGGGNFGIITKYYFKDLPMSPRGVIASNLHFSWDGFTRDALQDLLTKYFKLARCDWKNTVGKFQIFHQAAEEFVMYLYTSYSNDAEREVAQDRHYHLEADIEQIYKTCEPTKALGGHAGWAPFPVRPRKRHTSKTSYIHDETMDYPFYALTETINGSGPNQRGKYKSAYMIKDFPDLQIDVIWKYLTEVPDGLTSAEMKDALLQVDMFGGEIHNVAWDATAVAQRKYIIKLQYQTYWQEEDKDAVNLKWIRDFYEEMYEPYGGVPDPNTQVESGKGVFEGCYFNYPDVDLNNWKNGKYGALELYFLGNLNRLIKAKKLWDPNEIFTNKQSIPTKSLKEYKQTK