ENTRY       EC 1.14.99.15
NAME        4-Methoxybenzoate monooxygenase (O-demethylating)
CLASS       Oxidoreductases
            Acting on paired donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
            Miscellaneous
SYSNAME     4-Methoxybenzoate,hydrogen-donor:oxygen oxidoreductase
            $ (O-demethylating)
REACTION    4-Methoxybenzoate + AH2 + O2 = 4-Hydroxybenzoate + Formaldehyde +
            A + H2O
SUBSTRATE   4-Methoxybenzoate
            AH2
            O2
            3-Ethoxybenzoate
            N-Methyl-4-aminobenzoate
            Toluate
PRODUCT     4-Hydroxybenzoate
            Formaldehyde
            A
            H2O
COMMENT     The bacterial enzyme consists of a ferredoxin-type protein and an
            iron-sulfur flavoprotein (FMN). Also acts on 4-ethoxybenzoate,
            N-methyl-4-aminobenzoate and toluate. The fungal enzyme acts best
            on veratrate.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.14.99.15
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.14.99.15
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