The object is achieved according to the invention by oxidising
galacturonic acid in an
aqueous solution in vitro with a
dehydrogenase having NAD(P)+ as
cofactor to form reduced
cofactor NAD(P)H, wherein the reduced
cofactor NAD(P)H is oxidised with an NAD(P)H oxidase, characterised in that the NAD(P)H oxidase for the oxidation of NAD(P)H to NAD(P)+ comprises an
amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: i) an
amino acid sequence having at least 80% identity to SEQ ID No. 2, SEQ ID No. 4, SEQ ID No. 6, SEQ ID No. 8, SEQ ID No. 10, SEQ ID No. 12, SEQ ID No. 14, SEQ ID No. 16 or SEQ ID No. 18, ii) an
amino acid sequence encoded by a
nucleic acid having at least 80% identity to SEQ ID No. 1, SEQ ID No. 3, SEQ ID No. 5, SEQ ID No. 7, SEQ ID No. 9, SEQ ID No. 11, SEQ ID No. 13, SEQ ID No. 15 or SEQ ID No. 17, and iii) an amino acid sequence encoded by a
nucleic acid that binds under stringent conditions to a complementary strand of a
nucleic acid molecule having the
nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID No. 1, SEQ ID No. 3, SEQ ID No. 5, SEQ ID No. 7, SEQ ID No. 9, SEQ ID No. 11, SEQ ID No. 13, SEQ ID No. 15, or SEQ ID No. 17.