Anthranilate_3-monooxygenase_(FAD)

Anthranilate 3-monooxygenase (FAD)

Anthranilate 3-monooxygenase (FAD)

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Anthranilate 3-monooxygenase (FAD) (EC 1.14.14.8, anthranilate 3-hydroxylase, anthranilate hydroxylase) is an enzyme with systematic name anthranilate,FAD:oxygen oxidoreductase (3-hydroxylating).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

anthranilate + FADH2 + O2 3-hydroxyanthranilate + FAD + H2O
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The enzyme from the bacterium Geobacillus thermodenitrificans participates in tryptophan degradation.

References

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    Liu X, Dong Y, Li X, Ren Y, Li Y, Wang W, Wang L, Feng L (February 2010). "Characterization of the anthranilate degradation pathway in Geobacillus thermodenitrificans NG80-2". Microbiology. 156 (Pt 2): 589–95. doi:10.1099/mic.0.031880-0. PMID 19942660.
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