4-Nitrophenol 4-monooxygenase

4-nitrophenol 4-monooxygenase
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EC no.1.14.13.167
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4-nitrophenol 4-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.13.167, pnpA (gene), pdcA (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name 4-nitrophenol,NAD(P)H:oxygen 4-oxidoreductase (4-hydroxylating, nitrite-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

 
 
O2 + H+
H2O
Rightward reaction arrow with minor substrate(s) from top left and minor product(s) to top right
 
 
 
+ NADP+ + HNO2
 

The four substrates of this enzyme are 4-nitrophenol, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), oxygen, and a proton. Its products are 1,4-benzoquinone, oxidised NADP+, water, and nitrous acid. It is a flavoprotein that uses flavin adenine dinucleotide as a cofactor.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Zhang JJ, Liu H, Xiao Y, Zhang XE, Zhou NY (April 2009). "Identification and characterization of catabolic para-nitrophenol 4-monooxygenase and para-benzoquinone reductase from Pseudomonas sp. strain WBC-3". Journal of Bacteriology. 191 (8): 2703–10. doi:10.1128/JB.01566-08. PMC 2668391. PMID 19218392.
  2. ↑ Enzyme 1.14.13.167 at KEGG Pathway Database.