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A MOLYBDENUM requiring enzyme that catalyzes the terminal reaction in the oxidative degradation of SULFUR AMINO ACIDS with the formation of a sulfate. A deficiency of sulfite oxidase results in sulfocysteinuria.
Entry Term(s)
Sulphite Oxidase
Registry Numbers
EC 1.8.3.1
Related Numbers
EC 1.8.3.1
Previous Indexing
Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors (1977-1982)
Sulfite Oxidases (1983-2005)
Public MeSH Note
2006; for SULPHITE OXIDASE see SULFITE OXIDASES 1982-2005
A MOLYBDENUM requiring enzyme that catalyzes the terminal reaction in the oxidative degradation of SULFUR AMINO ACIDS with the formation of a sulfate. A deficiency of sulfite oxidase results in sulfocysteinuria.