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EC 1.14.12.11 Details
EC number
1.14.12.11
Accepted name
toluene dioxygenase
Reaction
toluene + NADH + H+ + O2 = (1S,2R)-3-methylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-diol + NAD+
Other name(s)
toluene 2,3-dioxygenase
Systematic name
toluene,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase (1,2-hydroxylating)
CAS registry number
120038-36-0
Comment
A system, containing a reductase which is an iron-sulfur flavoprotein (FAD), an iron-sulfur oxygenase, and a ferredoxin. Some other aromatic compounds, including ethylbenzene, 4-xylene and some halogenated toluenes, are converted into the corresponding cis-dihydrodiols.
History
created 1992
EC Tree
1.14.12.2 created 1972, deleted 1990
1.14.12.6 created 1978, deleted 1999