Entry
Name
imidazoleacetate 4-monooxygenase;
imidazoleacetic hydroxylase;
imidazoleacetate hydroxylase;
imidazoleacetic monooxygenase
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-imidazoleacetate,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase (5-hydroxylating)
Reaction(IUBMB)
4-imidazoleacetate + NADH + H+ + O2 = 5-hydroxy-4-imidazoleacetate + NAD+ + H2O [RN:
R04066 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
A flavoprotein (FAD).
History
EC 1.14.13.5 created 1965 as EC 1.14.1.5, transferred 1972 to EC 1.14.13.5
Pathway
Reference
Authors
Maki Y, Yamamoto S, Nozaki M, Hayaishi O.
Title
Studies on monooxygenases. II. Crystallization and some properties of imidazole acetate monooxygenase.
Journal
J Biol Chem 244:2942-50 (1969)
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 1.14.13.5
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