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EC 1.7.3.1 Details
EC number
1.7.3.1
Accepted name
nitroalkane oxidase
Reaction
a nitroalkane + H2O + O2 = an aldehyde or ketone + nitrite + H2O2
Other name(s)
nitroethane oxidase, NAO, nitroethane:oxygen oxidoreductase
Systematic name
nitroalkane:oxygen oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
9029-36-1, 65802-82-6
Comment
Has an absolute requirement for FAD [4]. While nitroethane may be the physiological substrate [2], the enzyme also acts on several other nitroalkanes, including 1-nitropropane, 2-nitropropane, 1-nitrobutane, 1-nitropentane, 1-nitrohexane, nitrocyclohexane and some nitroalkanols [4]. Differs from EC 1.13.11.16, nitronate monooxygenase, in that the preferred substrates are neutral nitroalkanes rather than anionic nitronates [4].
History
created 1961, modified 2006, modified 2009
EC Tree
1.8.1.1 created 1961, deleted 1972