Entry
Name
3-aci-nitropropanoate oxidase;
propionate-3-nitronate oxidase
Class
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors;
With oxygen as acceptor
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
3-aci-nitropropanoate:oxygen oxidoreductase
Reaction(IUBMB)
3-aci-nitropropanoate + O2 + H2O = 3-oxopropanoate + nitrite + H2O2 [RN:
R01609 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
A flavoprotein (FMN). The primary products of the enzymic reaction are probably the nitropropanoate free radical and superoxide. Also acts, more slowly, on 4-aci-nitrobutanoate.
History
EC 1.7.3.5 created 1990
Reference
Authors
Porter DJ, Bright HJ.
Title
Propionate-3-nitronate oxidase from Penicillium atrovenetum is a flavoprotein which initiates the autoxidation of its substrate by O2.
Journal
J Biol Chem 262:14428-34 (1987)
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 1.7.3.5
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 1.7.3.5
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 1.7.3.5