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EC 1.14.12.15 Details
EC number
1.14.12.15
Accepted name
terephthalate 1,2-dioxygenase
Reaction
terephthalate + NADH + H+ + O2 = (1R,6S)-dihydroxycyclohexa-2,4-diene-1,4-dicarboxylate + NAD+
Other name(s)
benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate 1,2-dioxygenase,
1,4-dicarboxybenzoate 1,2-dioxygenase
Systematic name
benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase (1,2-hydroxylating)
CAS registry number
162032-76-0
Comment
Has been shown to contain a Rieske [2Fe-2S] cluster
History
created 1999
EC Tree
1.14.12.2 created 1972, deleted 1990
1.14.12.6 created 1978, deleted 1999