1.14.12.14 2-aminobenzenesulfonate + NADH + H+ + O2 initial step in degradation of of 2-aminobenzenesulfonate 1.14.12.14 2-aminobenzenesulfonate + NADH + H+ + O2 2-aminobenzenesulfonate is used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals, and, typical of xenobiotic aryl-sulfonates. The compound is degraded in few native environments, e.g. by Alcaligenes sp. strain O-1, the overall degradative process for ABS in strain O-1 is complex, overview. The pathway shows both split operons and dispersed pathway genes, and no transcriptional regulator 1.14.12.14 2-aminobenzenesulfonate + NADH + O2 enables utilization of 2-aminobenzenesulfonate as sole carbon and energy source