Reaction: retinal + O2 + H2O = retinoate + H2O2
For diagram of reaction click here.
Other name(s): retinene oxidase
Systematic name: retinal:oxygen oxidoreductase
Comments: May be the same as EC 1.2.3.1, aldehyde oxidase.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 9033-52-7
References:
1. Mandal, S.K. and Chaudhuri, B.D. Enzymic oxidation of vitamin A aldehyde to vitamin A acid by rat livers of experimental thyroid disorders. Indian J. Exp. Biol. 25 (1987) 796-797. [PMID: 3452601]
2. Huang D.-Y., Furukawa, A. and Ichikawa, Y. Molecular cloning of retinal oxidase/aldehyde oxidase cDNAs from rabbit and mouse livers and functional expression of recombinant mouse retinal oxidase cDNA in Escherichia coli. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 364 (1999) 264-272. [PMID: 10190983]