Xylitol oxidase

In enzymology, a xylitol oxidase (EC 1.1.3.41) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

xylitol + O₂ ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ xylose + H₂O₂

xylitol oxidase
Identifiers
EC no.	1.1.3.41
CAS no.	177322-52-0
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / QuickGO
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are xylitol and O₂, whereas its two products are xylose and H₂O₂.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with oxygen as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is xylitol:oxygen oxidoreductase.