Entry
Name
4-nitrophenol 2-monooxygenase;
4-nitrophenol hydroxylase;
4-nitrophenol-2-hydroxylase
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen;
With NADH or NADPH as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen into the other donor
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
4-nitrophenol,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase (2-hydroxylating)
Reaction(IUBMB)
4-nitrophenol + NADH + H+ + O2 = 4-nitrocatechol + NAD+ + H2O [RN:
R03023 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
A flavoprotein (FAD).
History
EC 1.14.13.29 created 1989
Pathway
ec01120 Microbial metabolism in diverse environments
Orthology
K21726 4-nitrophenol 2-monooxygenase / 4-nitrocatechol 4-monooxygenase, oxygenase component
Genes
BALA : DSM104299_02060(npcA)
SBAE : DSM104329_03552(npcA_2)
Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Mitra D, Vaidyanathan CS.
Title
A new 4-nitrophenol 2-hydroxylase from a Nocardia sp.
Journal
Biochem Int 8:609-15 (1984)
Other DBs
UM-BBD (Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database): 1.14.13.29
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