Reaction: sarcosine + H2O + O2 = glycine + formaldehyde + H2O2
Other name(s): MSOX; monomeric sarcosine oxidase; sarcosine oxidase (ambiguous)
Systematic name: sarcosine:oxygen oxidoreductase (demethylating)
Comments: The enzyme, reported from bacteria and fungi, catalyses the oxidative demethylation of sarcosine. It contains a FAD cofactor bound to an L-cysteine residue. cf. EC 1.5.3.24, sarcosine oxidase (5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate-forming).
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9029-22-5
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