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EC 1.14.13.211 Details
EC number
1.14.13.211
Accepted name
rifampicin monooxygenase
Reaction
rifampicin + NAD(P)H + O2 = 2′-N-hydroxyrifampicin + NAD(P)+ + H2O
Other name(s)
RIF-O
Systematic name
rifampicin:NAD(P)H:oxygen oxidoreductase (2′-N-hydroxyrifampicin-forming)
Comment
The enzyme has been found in the Corynebacteria Rhodococcus equi and Nocardia farcinica. It confers increased resistance to the antibiotic rifampicin by initiating its degradation.
History
created 2016
EC Tree
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003