Tomita S, Tsujita M, Ichikawa Y
Department of Biochemistry, Kagawa Medical School, Japan.
FEBS Lett. 1993 Dec 27;336(2):272-4. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(93)80818-f.
Retinal oxidase (EC 1.2.3.11) and aldehyde oxidase (EC 1.2.3.1) were compared with respect to their enzymatic and physiochemical properties. It was found that the molecular weights, subunits, optical spectra, chemical and immunological properties, cellular localization and substrate specificities of the two oxidases are identical on almost all points. The physiological function of aldehyde oxidase appears to be the synthesis of retinoic acid from retinal.
对视网膜氧化酶(EC 1.2.3.11)和醛氧化酶(EC 1.2.3.1)的酶学和物理化学性质进行了比较。结果发现,这两种氧化酶在分子量、亚基、光谱、化学和免疫学性质、细胞定位以及底物特异性等几乎所有方面均相同。醛氧化酶的生理功能似乎是由视黄醛合成视黄酸。