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EC 1.2.1.96 Details
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1.2.1.96
Accepted name
4-hydroxybenzaldehyde dehydrogenase (NADP+)
Reaction
4-hydroxybenzaldehyde + NADP+ + H2O = 4-hydroxybenzoate + NADPH + 2 H+
Other name(s)
p-hydroxybenzaldehyde dehydrogenase (ambiguous),
pchA (gene name)
Systematic name
4-hydroxybenzaldehyde:NADP+ oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
61229-72-9
Comment
Involved in the aerobic pathway for degradation of toluene, 4-methylphenol, and 2,4-xylenol by several Pseudomonas strains. The enzyme is also active with 4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzaldehyde. cf. EC 1.2.1.64, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+).
History
created 2015
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1 Oxidoreductases
1.1 Acting on the CH-OH group of donors
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