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EC 1.13.12.9 Details
EC number
1.13.12.9
Accepted name
phenylalanine 2-monooxygenase
Reaction
L-phenylalanine + O2 = 2-phenylacetamide + CO2 + H2O
Other name(s)
L-phenylalanine oxidase (deaminating and decarboxylating), phenylalanine (deaminating, decarboxylating)oxidase
Systematic name
L-phenylalanine:oxygen 2-oxidoreductase (decarboxylating)
CAS registry number
190396-37-3
Comment
The reaction shown above is about 80% of the reaction catalysed; the remaining 20% is:

    L-phenylalanine + O2 + H2O = 3-phenylpyruvic acid + ammonia + H2O2

a reaction similar to that of EC 1.4.3.2, L-amino-acid oxidase.

History
created 1986, modified 2003
EC Tree
1.14.11.5 created 1972, deleted 1976