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EC 1.14.13.210 Details
EC number
1.14.13.210
Accepted name
4-methyl-5-nitrocatechol 5-monooxygenase
Reaction
4-methyl-5-nitrocatechol + NAD(P)H + H+ + O2 = 2-hydroxy-5-methylquinone + nitrite + NAD(P)+ + H2O
Other name(s)
dntB (gene name),
4-methyl-5-nitrocatechol oxygenase,
MNC monooxygenase
Systematic name
4-methyl-5-nitrocatechol,NAD(P)H:oxygen 5-oxidoreductase (5-hydroxylating, nitrite-forming)
Comment
Contains FAD. The enzyme, isolated from the bacterium Burkholderia sp. DNT, can use both NADH and NADPH, but prefers NADPH. It has a narrow substrate range, but can also act on 4-nitrocatechol.
History
created 2016
EC Tree
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003