4-Nitrophenol 4-monooxygenase
Class of enzymes
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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
| 4-nitrophenol 4-monooxygenase | |||||||||
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| EC no. | 1.14.13.167 | ||||||||
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| BRENDA | enzyme data | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | enzyme entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| Rhea | reactions | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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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]
