Biology:4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate oxidase

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Short description: Class of enzymes
4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate oxidase
Identifiers
EC number1.2.3.13
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, a 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate oxidase (EC 1.2.3.13) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate + 1/2 O2 [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] 4-hydroxyphenylacetate + CO2

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate and O2, whereas its two products are 4-hydroxyphenylacetate and CO2.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donor with oxygen as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate:oxygen oxidoreductase (decarboxylating). This enzyme participates in tyrosine metabolism.

References

  • "The catabolism of L-tyrosine by an Arthrobacter sp". Canadian Journal of Microbiology 23 (9): 1128–39. September 1977. doi:10.1139/m77-169. PMID 20216.