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Dioximaleic Acid Oxidase Action of Peroxidases

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Banga and Szent-Györgyi1 recently described a new enzyme, dioximaleic acid oxidase, which catalyses the aerobic oxidation of dioximaleic acid to the corresponding diketo acid.

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SWEDIN, B., THEORELL, H. Dioximaleic Acid Oxidase Action of Peroxidases. Nature 145, 71–72 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145071b0

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