Glycolate oxidase

UniProtKB accession:  P05414

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UniProtKB description:  Catalyzes the oxidation of glycolate to glyoxylate, with a reduction of O2 to H2O2 (PubMed:1324737, PubMed:7705356). Is a key enzyme in photorespiration in green plants (Probable). To a lesser extent, is also able to use L-lactate and 2-hydroxbyutanoate as substrate in vitro, but shows almost no activity with L-mandelate (PubMed:7705356).