| EC |
1.14.13.31 |
| Accepted name: |
2-nitrophenol 2-monooxygenase |
| Reaction: |
2-nitrophenol + 2 NADPH + 2 H+ + O2 = catechol + nitrite + 2 NADP+ + H2O |
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For diagram of catechol biosynthesis, click here |
| Other name(s): |
2-nitrophenol oxygenase; nitrophenol oxygenase |
| Systematic name: |
2-nitrophenol,NADPH:oxygen 2-oxidoreductase (2-hydroxylating, nitrite-forming) |
| Comments: |
Involved in the metabolism of nitro-aromatic compounds by a strain of Pseudomonas putida. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 104520-84-5 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Zeyer, J., Kocher, H.P. and Timmis, N. Influence of para-substituents on the oxidative metabolism of o-nitrophenols by Pseudomonas putida B2. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 52 (1986) 334–339. [PMID: 3752997] |
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| [EC 1.14.13.31 created 1989] |
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