Bilirubin oxidase

In enzymology, a bilirubin oxidase (EC number|1.3.3.5) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:2 bilirubin + O₂ $ightleftharpoons$ 2 biliverdin + 2 H₂O

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are bilirubin and O₂, whereas its two products are biliverdin and H₂O.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-CH group of donor with oxygen as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is bilirubin:oxygen oxidoreductase. This enzyme is also called bilirubin oxidase M-1. This enzyme participates in porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism.

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::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|80619-01-8."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes