Nitrilotriacetate_monooxygenase

Nitrilotriacetate monooxygenase

Nitrilotriacetate monooxygenase

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Nitrilotriacetate monooxygenase (EC 1.14.14.10) is an enzyme with systematic name nitrilotriacetate,FMNH2:oxygen oxidoreductase (glyoxylate-forming).[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

nitrilotriacetate + FMNH2 + H+ + O2 iminodiacetate + glyoxylate + FMN + H2O

Nitrilotriacetate monooxygenase requires Mg2+.


References

  1. Uetz T, Schneider R, Snozzi M, Egli T (February 1992). "Purification and characterization of a two-component monooxygenase that hydroxylates nitrilotriacetate from "Chelatobacter" strain ATCC 29600". Journal of Bacteriology. 174 (4): 1179–88. doi:10.1128/jb.174.4.1179-1188.1992. PMC 206410. PMID 1735711.

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