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EC 3.5.99.9 Details
EC number
3.5.99.9
Accepted name
2-nitroimidazole nitrohydrolase
Reaction
2-nitroimidazole + H2O = imidazol-2-one + nitrite
Other name(s)
NnhA,
2NI nitrohydrolase,
2NI denitrase
Systematic name
2-nitroimidazole nitrohydrolase
Comment
The enzyme catalyses the initial step in the biodegradation of 2-nitroimidazole by the soil bacterium Mycobacterium sp. JS330
History
created 2012
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