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EC 1.14.12.3 Details
EC number
1.14.12.3
Accepted name
benzene 1,2-dioxygenase
Reaction
benzene + NADH + H+ + O2 = cis-cyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-diol + NAD+
Other name(s)
benzene hydroxylase,
benzene dioxygenase
Systematic name
benzene,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase (1,2-hydroxylating)
CAS registry number
9075-66-5
Comment
A system, containing a reductase which is an iron-sulfur flavoprotein (FAD), an iron-sulfur oxygenase and ferredoxin. Requires Fe2+.
History
created 1972
EC Tree
1.14.12.2 created 1972, deleted 1990
1.14.12.6 created 1978, deleted 1999