XDH oxidizes xanthine to form urate
XAN + H2O + O2 → urate + H2O2
- Reactome
- R-HSA-74258
- Compartment
- cytosol
- Rhea
- RHEA:21133
Inputs
- XANCHEBI:17712, C5H4N4O2, cytosol
- H2OCHEBI:15377, H2O, cytosol
- O2CHEBI:15379, O2, cytosol
Outputs
- urateCHEBI:17775, C5H4N4O3, cytosol
- H2O2CHEBI:16240, H2O2, cytosol
Catalysed by
- xanthine oxidase activity of XDH dimer [cytosol]EC 1.17.3.2
Literature
- Mutations associated with functional disorder of xanthine oxidoreductase and hereditary xanthinuria in humans Int J Mol Sci, 2012
- Cloning and expression in vitro of human xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase Biochem J, 1996
- Human xanthine oxidase changes its substrate specificity to aldehyde oxidase type upon mutation of amino acid residues in the active site: roles of active site residues in binding and activation of purine substrate J Biochem, 2007