Reaction: ascorbate + O2 + H2O = oxalate + threonate
Other name(s): AAoxygenase
Systematic name: ascorbate:oxygen 2,3-oxidoreductase (bond-cleaving)
Comments: Requires iron(II).
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 37256-55-6
References:
1. White, E.H. and Krupka, R.M. Ascorbic acid oxidase and ascorbic acid oxygenase of Myrothecium verrucaria. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 110 (1965) 448-461. [PMID: 5891457]