ENTRY       EC 1.14.13.31
NAME        2-Nitrophenol 2-monooxygenase
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on paired donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
            With NADH or NADPH as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of
            oxygen
SYSNAME     2-Nitrophenol,NADPH:oxygen 2-oxidoreductase (2-hydroxylating,
            $ nitrite-forming)
REACTION    2-Nitrophenol + NADPH + O2 = Catechol + Nitrite + NADP+ + H2O
SUBSTRATE   2-Nitrophenol
            NADPH
            O2
PRODUCT     Catechol
            Nitrite
            NADP+
            H2O
COMMENT     Involved in the metabolism of nitro-aromatic compounds by a
            strain of Pseudomonas putida.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.14.13.31
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.14.13.31
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