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EC 1.14.13.12 Details
EC number
1.14.13.12
Accepted name
benzoate 4-monooxygenase
Reaction
benzoate + NADPH + H+ + O2 = 4-hydroxybenzoate + NADP+ + H2O
Other name(s)
benzoic acid 4-hydroxylase,
benzoate 4-hydroxylase,
benzoic 4-hydroxylase,
benzoate-p-hydroxylase,
p-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase
Systematic name
benzoate,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (4-hydroxylating)
CAS registry number
39391-25-8
Comment
Requires Fe2+ and tetrahydropteridine.
History
created 1976, deleted 2018
EC Tree
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003