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The glucose oxidase enzyme (GOx) also known as notatin (EC number 1.1.3.4) is an oxido-reductase that catalyses the oxidation of glucose to hydrogen peroxide and D-glucono-δ-lactone. This enzyme is produced by certain species of fungi and insects and displays antibacterial activity when oxygen and glucose are present. Glucose oxidase is widely used for the determination of free glucose in body fluids (diagnostics), in vegetal raw material, and in the food industry. It also has many applications in biotechnologies, typically enzyme assays for biochemistry including biosensors in nanotechnologies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Glucose Oxidase Technical sheet )〕 It is often extracted from ''Aspergillus niger''. == Function == Glucose oxidase is synthesized in several species of fungi and insects where it is used to produce hydrogen peroxide which in turn kills bacteria.〔 Notatin, extracted from antibacterial cultures of ''Penicillium notatum'', was originally named Penicillin A, but was renamed to avoid confusion with penicillin. Notatin was shown to be identical to Penicillin B and glucose oxidase, enzymes extracted from other molds besides ''P. notatum''; it is now generally known as glucose oxidase.〔 Early experiments showed that notatin exhibits ''in vitro'' antibacterial activity (in the presence of glucose) due to hydrogen peroxide formation.〔 ''In vivo'' tests showed that notatin was not effective in protecting rodents from ''Streptococcus haemolyticus'', ''Staphylococcus aureus'', or salmonella, and caused severe tissue damage at some doses.〔 Glucose oxidase is also produced by the hypopharyngeal glands of honeybee workers and deposited into honey where it acts as a natural preservative. GOx at the surface of the honey reduces atmospheric O2 to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which acts as an antimicrobial barrier. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glucose oxidase」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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