hydroxyacid oxidase 2; (S)-2-hydroxy-acid oxidase, peroxisomal; long chain alpha-hydroxy acid oxidase; long-chain L-2-hydroxy acid oxidase (HAOX2, HAO2)

Function

• catalyzes oxidation of L-alpha-hydroxy acids & more slowly, oxidation of L-alpha-amino acids.

(S)-2-hydroxy acid + O2  <-->  2-oxo acid + H2O2

Cofactor: FMN

Compartment

peroxisome

Expression

expressed in liver & kidney

More general terms

• flavoprotein
• oxidoreductase

Additional terms

• glycolate

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/605176
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9NYQ3.html