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The mechanism of glycine oxidation reaction by PQQ in aqueous solution was investigated. A new crystal structure of PQQ under alkaline conditions was referred to calculate on a quantum chemical basis. Two mechanisms are investigated by this calculation: a ‘stepwise’ mechanism, namely, a nucleophilic attack on C5 or C4 by the nitrogen atom of glycine, and proton and electron transfer to PQQ. The second...