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glucose oxidase

an antibacterial flavoprotein enzyme, obtained from Penicillum notatum and other fungi, which is antibacterial only in the presence of glucose and oxygen, its effect being due to the oxidation of d-glucose to d-glucono-΄-lactone, with the coconversion of O₂ to H₂O₂; used in the preservation of food and in assays for glucose levels.

Synonym(s): glucose oxyhydrase, microcide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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