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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Bilirubin oxidase is an enzyme known to catalyze the oxidation of bilirubin to biliverdin by reducting O2 in water. It’s a multicopper oxidase which can exist under two different structures in the ascomycete Myrothecium verrucaria (cf [[3abg]]). The 2xII form is a 4 chain structure with 8 ligands NAG-NAG belonging to the family of oxidoreductases. | Bilirubin oxidase is an enzyme known to catalyze the oxidation of bilirubin to biliverdin by reducting O2 in water. It’s a multicopper oxidase which can exist under two different structures in the ascomycete Myrothecium verrucaria (cf [[3abg]]). The 2xII form is a <scene name='82/829357/4_chaines/1'>4 chain structure</scene> with 8 ligands NAG-NAG belonging to the family of oxidoreductases. | ||
It was first isolated in 1981 by the scientists Sawao Murao and Noriaki Tanaka as they tried to find a microorganism able to decolore raw sewage and to use it as an analytical tool in clinical fields. Now, bilirubin oxidase may be used to determine free hemoglobin in icteric specimens and can be use as a treatment for neonatal jaundice. | It was first isolated in 1981 by the scientists Sawao Murao and Noriaki Tanaka as they tried to find a microorganism able to decolore raw sewage and to use it as an analytical tool in clinical fields. Now, bilirubin oxidase may be used to determine free hemoglobin in icteric specimens and can be use as a treatment for neonatal jaundice. | ||
