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EC 1.14.13.218 Details
EC number
1.14.13.218
Accepted name
5-methylphenazine-1-carboxylate 1-monooxygenase
Reaction
5-methylphenazine-1-carboxylate + NADH + O2 = pyocyanin + NAD+ + CO2 + H2O
Other name(s)
phzS (gene name)
Systematic name
5-methylphenazine-1-carboxylate,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase (1-hydroxylating, decarboxylating)
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is involved in the biosynthesis of pyocyanin, a toxin produced and secreted by the organism. It can also act on phenazine-1-carboxylate, converting it into phenazin-1-ol.
History
created 2016
EC Tree
2.8.3.4 created 1961, deleted 1964