| 4-toluene sulfonate methyl monooxygenase | <enzyme> From comamonas testosteroni t-2; catalyses the transformation of toluene sulfonate or p-toluate to the corresponding alcohol and the methyl side-chain to the corresponding acid in the presence of o2 and NADH; p- and m- toluates and 4-ethylbenzoate are substrates, whereas p-xylene, toluene and p-cresol are not substrates; enzyme also catalyses the demethylation of 4-methoxybenzoate to 4-hydroxybenzoate and formaldehyde; comprises reductase b and oxygenase m Registry number: EC 1.14.13.- Synonym: tsmoxygenase, tsmos, p-ts methyl-monooxygenase, tsam protein, tsab protein (26 Jun 1999) |
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