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Carbohydrate dehydrogenase

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Carbohydrate dehydrogenases are a group of dehydrogenase enzymes that occur in many organisms and facilitate the conversion from a carbohydrate to an aldehyde, lactone, or ketose.

Carbohydrate dehydrogenases are the most common quinoprotein oxidoreductases,[1] which are enzymes that oxidize a wide range of molecules.

An example includes L-gulonolactone oxidase.

They are categorized under EC number 1.1. More specifically, they are in three subcodes: 1, 2, and 99, categorized as follows:

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  1. ^ Kulys, Juozas; Tetianec, Lidija; Bratkovskaja, Irina (2010). "Pyrroloquinoline quinone-dependent carbohydrate dehydrogenase: Activity enhancement and the role of artificial electron acceptors". Biotechnology Journal. 5 (8): 822–828. doi:10.1002/biot.201000119. PMID 20669254.
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