EC |
1.6.5.7 |
Accepted name: |
2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone reductase |
Reaction: |
2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone + NADH + H+ = hydroxyquinol + NAD+ |
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For diagram of 4-nitrophenol metabolism, click here |
Glossary: |
hydroxyquinol = 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene |
Other name(s): |
hydroxybenzoquinone reductase; 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene:NAD oxidoreductase |
Systematic name: |
NADH:2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone oxidoreductase |
Comments: |
A flavoprotein (FMN) that differs in substrate specificity from other quinone reductases. The enzyme in Burkholderia cepacia is inducible by 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetate. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 214466-94-1 |
References: |
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Zaborina, O., Daubaras, D.L., Zago, A., Xun, L., Saido, K. , Klem,T., Nikolic, D. and Chakrabarty, A.M. Novel pathway for conversion of chlorohydroxyquinol to maleylacetate in Burkholderia cepacia AC1100. J. Bacteriol. 180 (1998) 4667–4675. [PMID: 9721310] |
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[EC 1.6.5.7 created 2000, modified 2004] |
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