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EC 1.14.13.231 Details
EC number
1.14.13.231
Accepted name
tetracycline 11a-monooxygenase
Reaction
tetracycline + NADPH + H+ + O2 = 11a-hydroxytetracycline + NADP+ + H2O
Other name(s)
tetX (gene name)
Systematic name
tetracycline,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (11a-hydroxylating)
Comment
A flavoprotein (FAD). This bacterial enzyme confers resistance to all clinically relevant tetracyclines when expressed under aerobic conditions. The hydroxylated products are very unstable and lead to intramolecular cyclization and non-enzymic breakdown to undefined products.
History
created 2016
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1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003