ENTRY EC 1.13.12.9
NAME Phenylalanine 2-monooxygenase
L-Phenylalanine oxidase (deaminating and decarboxylating)
CLASS Oxidoreductases
Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
(oxygenases)
With incorporation of one atom of oxygen (internal monooxygenases
or internal mixed function oxidases)
SYSNAME L-Phenylalanine:oxygen 2-oxidoreductase (decarboxylating)
REACTION L-Phenylalanine + O2 = 2-Phenylacetamide + CO2 + H2O
SUBSTRATE L-Phenylalanine
O2
PRODUCT 2-Phenylacetamide
CO2
H2O
COMMENT Also catalyses a reaction similar to that of EC 1.4.3.2, forming
3-phenylpyruvate, NH3 and H2O2, but more slowly.
PATHWAY PATH: MAP00360 Phenylalanine metabolism
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.13.12.9
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.13.12.9
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