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EC 1.14.13.2 Details
EC number
1.14.13.2
Accepted name
4-hydroxybenzoate 3-monooxygenase
Reaction
4-hydroxybenzoate + NADPH + H+ + O2 = 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate + NADP+ + H2O
Other name(s)
p-hydroxybenzoate hydrolyase,
p-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase,
4-hydroxybenzoate 3-hydroxylase,
4-hydroxybenzoate monooxygenase,
4-hydroxybenzoic hydroxylase,
p-hydroxybenzoate-3-hydroxylase,
p-hydroxybenzoic acid hydrolase,
p-hydroxybenzoic acid hydroxylase,
p-hydroxybenzoic hydroxylase
Systematic name
4-hydroxybenzoate,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (3-hydroxylating)
CAS registry number
9059-23-8
Comment
A flavoprotein (FAD). Most enzymes from Pseudomonas are highly specific for NADPH (cf. EC 1.14.13.33 4-hydroxybenzoate 3-monooxygenase [NAD(P)H]).
History
created 1972, modified 1999
EC Tree
1.4.3.9 created 1972, deleted 1984
1.4.3.17 created 2000, deleted 2003
1.4.3.18 proposed 2000
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003